sassafras_laurel | ||
1. | [ noun ] (botany) Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood | |
Synonyms: | California_bay_tree Oregon_myrtle pepperwood spice_tree California_olive mountain_laurel Umbellularia_californica California_laurel | |
Related terms: | laurel Umbellularia | |
Similar spelling: |
sassafras_tree sassafras_oil Sassafras_albidum |