spice tree

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spice tree - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  spice tree
      n 1: tree bearing aromatic bark or berries
      2: 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
         ]