pepperwood

[pep-er-woo d]

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noun

California laurel(def 1).

Origin of pepperwood

First recorded in 1855–60; pepper + wood¹

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Historical Examples

The site is on a wide point of land covered with oaks and pepperwood trees.
California Athabascan Groups
Martin A. Baumhoff