| california laurel | (n) Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood, Syn. California bay tree, pepperwood, sassafras laurel, Oregon myrtle, Umbellularia californica, mountain laurel, California olive, spice tree |
| true laurel | (n) small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors, Syn. bay laurel, bay, Laurus nobilis, bay tree |
