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mountain laurel
DEFINITIONS OF:
mountain laurel
1
n
a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers
Synonyms:
American laurel
,
Kalmia latifolia
,
calico bush
,
wood laurel
Type of:
kalmia
any plant of the genus Kalmia
n
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
,
pepperwood
,
sassafras laurel
,
spice tree
Type of:
laurel
any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
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