[n] Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood [n] a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers
American laurel, calico bush, California bay tree, California laurel, California olive, Kalmia latifolia, Oregon myrtle, pepperwood, sassafras laurel, spice tree, Umbellularia californica, wood laurel