pepperwood

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

pepperwood
    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}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pepperwood \pepperwood\ n.
   A Pacific coast tree ({Umbellularia californica}) having
   aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by
   olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood.

   Syn: California laurel, California bay tree, Oregon myrtle,
        spice tree, sassafras laurel, California olive, mountain
        laurel, Umbellularia californica.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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