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English noun: mountain laurel

1. mountain laurel (plant) a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers


SynonymsAmerican laurel, calico bush, Kalmia latifolia, wood laurel


Broader (hypernym)kalmia

2. mountain laurel (plant) Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood


SynonymsCalifornia bay tree, California laurel, California olive, Oregon myrtle, pepperwood, sassafras laurel, spice tree, Umbellularia californica


Broader (hypernym)laurel


Member meronymgenus Umbellularia, Umbellularia









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