California bay tree

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

California bay tree
    n 1: Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small
         umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a
         hard tough wood [syn: {California laurel}, {California bay
         tree}, {Oregon myrtle}, {pepperwood}, {spice tree},
         {sassafras laurel}, {California olive}, {mountain laurel},
         {Umbellularia californica}]