spice tree

/spaɪs tri/

Other forms: spice trees

Definitions of spice tree

1. noun

   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, Oregon myrtle, Umbellularia californica, mountain laurel, pepperwood, sassafras laurel

   type of:

   laurel

   any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
2. noun

   tree bearing aromatic bark or berries
   types:

   Myristica fragrans, nutmeg, nutmeg tree

   East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace

   Pimenta dioica, allspice, allspice tree, pimento tree

   aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries

   Pimenta officinalis, allspice tree

   tropical American tree having small white flowers and aromatic berries

   Eugenia aromaticum, Eugenia caryophyllatum, Syzygium aromaticum, clove, clove tree

   moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves

   type of:

   angiospermous tree, flowering tree

   any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary