pepperwood

• pepperwood

pepperwood

Noun

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

Synonyms:

• California laurel
• California bay tree
• Oregon myrtle
• pepperwood
• spice tree
• sassafras laurel
• California olive
• mountain laurel
• Umbellularia californica