mountain laurel

Noun

• Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood

• a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  California laurel , California bay tree , Oregon myrtle , pepperwood , spice tree , sassafras laurel , California olive , Umbellularia californica , wood laurel , American laurel , calico bush , Kalmia latifolia