sassafras laurel

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sassafras laurel - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  sassafras laurel
      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]