California laurel

noun

Umbellularia californica, a tree native to coastal forests of western North America.

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California bayheadache treeOregon laurelOregon myrtlepepperwoodCalifornia bay treespice treesassafras laurel
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Meanings

nounCalifornia laurel (plural California laurels)

plural California laurels

  1. Umbellularia californica, a tree native to coastal forests of western North America.

    Synonyms: California bay, headache tree, Oregon laurel, Oregon myrtle, pepperwood

Synonyms & antonyms

nounUmbellularia californica, a tree native to coastal forests of western North America.

Similar
California bayheadache treeOregon laurelOregon myrtlepepperwood

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
California bay treeOregon myrtlepepperwoodspice treesassafras laurelCalifornia olivemountain laurelUmbellularia californica
Broader
laurel
Also see
california baymountain laureloregon laureloregon myrtlepepperwood

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

California laurel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/California%20laurel

MLA

“California laurel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/California%20laurel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “California laurel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/California%20laurel.

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