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MOUNTAIN LAUREL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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; mountain laurel; Oregon myrtle; pepperwood; sassafras laurel; spice tree; Umbellularia californica
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("mountain laurel" is a kind of...):
laurel (any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family)
Holonyms ("mountain laurel" is a member of...):
genus Umbellularia; Umbellularia (aromatic evergreen trees of Pacific coast)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers
Synonyms:
American laurel; calico bush; Kalmia latifolia; mountain laurel; wood laurel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("mountain laurel" is a kind of...):
kalmia (any plant of the genus Kalmia)
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