English noun: mountain laurel |
1. | mountain laurel (plant) a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers |
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| Synonyms | American laurel, calico bush, Kalmia latifolia, wood laurel |
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| Broader (hypernym) | kalmia |
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2. | mountain laurel (plant) Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood |
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| Synonyms | California bay tree, California laurel, California olive, Oregon myrtle, pepperwood, sassafras laurel, spice tree, Umbellularia californica |
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| Broader (hypernym) | laurel |
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| Member meronym | genus Umbellularia, Umbellularia |
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