mountain laurel

n 1: a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and

white or rose-colored flowers [syn: {wood laurel}, {American

laurel}, {calico bush}, {Kalmia latifolia}]

2: Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small

umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a

hard tough wood [syn: {California laurel}, {California bay

tree}, {Oregon myrtle}, {pepperwood}, {spice tree}, {sassafras

laurel}, {California olive}, {Umbellularia californica}]