Umbellularia


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Related to Umbellularia: Laurus nobilis
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Noun1.Umbellularia - aromatic evergreen trees of Pacific coastUmbellularia - aromatic evergreen trees of Pacific coast
genus Umbellularia
magnoliid dicot genus - genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
family Lauraceae, Lauraceae, laurel family - a family of Lauraceae
California bay tree, California laurel, California olive, Oregon myrtle, pepperwood, sassafras laurel, Umbellularia californica, spice tree, mountain laurel - Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood
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There are other varieties of bay, including California bay, Umbellularia californica.
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Laurus nobilis and Umbellularia californica; Walter 1968).
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