English noun: sassafras laurel | |||
1. | sassafras laurel (plant) Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood | ||
Synonyms | California bay tree, California laurel, California olive, mountain laurel, Oregon myrtle, pepperwood, spice tree, Umbellularia californica | ||
Broader (hypernym) | laurel | ||
Member meronym | genus Umbellularia, Umbellularia | ||