California bay tree

Definitions of California bay tree

1. noun

   Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood
   synonyms: California laurel, California olive, Oregon myrtle, Umbellularia californica, mountain laurel, pepperwood, sassafras laurel, spice tree

   type of:

   laurel

   any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family