California laurel

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun An aromatic evergreen tree (Umbellularia californica) found from Baja California to southern Oregon, having clusters of small yellowish-green flowers, olivelike yellowish-green to purple fruits, and light brown wood valued for use in fine woodwork.

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• noun A tree native to the coastal forests of western North America.

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