pepperwood

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noun

The California laurel.

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California laurelCalifornia bay treeOregon myrtlespice treesassafras laurelCalifornia olivemountain laurelUmbellularia californica
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Meanings

nounpepperwood (plural pepperwoods)

plural pepperwoods

  1. The California laurel.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
California laurelCalifornia bay treeOregon myrtlespice treesassafras laurelCalifornia olivemountain laurelUmbellularia californica
Broader
laurel
Also see
california laurelmountain laureloregon myrtle

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From pepper + wood.

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APA

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

MLA

“pepperwood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pepperwood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pepperwood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pepperwood.

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