California laurel

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noun

Also called bay tree. a tree, Umbellularia californica, of the laurel family, native to the western coast of the U.S., having aromatic leaves and umbels of yellowish-green flowers.

the hard, golden-brown wood of this tree, used for making furniture and decorative objects.

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Also called myrtle, Oregon myrtle, pepperwood.

Origin of California laurel

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Words nearby California laurel

California Current, California fan palm, California gold fern, California gull, California job case, California laurel, California live oak, California mink, Californian, Californian spangled cat, California nutmeg

How to use California laurel in a sentence

But since those rosy scenarios were first floated, the California political scene has grown more crowded.
The Golden State Preps for the ‘Red Wedding’ of Senate Races|David Freedlander|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Newsom will likely be out if Harris runs since the two are considered allies, California political insiders said.
The Golden State Preps for the ‘Red Wedding’ of Senate Races|David Freedlander|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Those threats prompted Lozoya to move her family to California for a time until things cooled down, she said in an interview.
An Informant, a Missing American, and Juarez’s House of Death: Inside the 12-Year Cold Case of David Castro|Bill Conroy|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
So when my wife and I moved to Laurel Canyon I spent my first year working night and day on the show.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Excited, Shaheen wasted no time and began interviewing surgeons, deciding upon Dr. Curtis Crane in Greenbrae, California.
The Insurance Company Promised a Gender Reassignment. Then They Made a Mistake.|James Joiner|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I really ought to visit my California estates, and I have always wanted to see that part of America.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
He went out into the garden, and the rustling of the laurel-bushes frightened him.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
I have always rather wanted to visit California, and started for it once upon a time—on my wedding journey.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
It was one of those brilliant clear crisp days with which that high plateau can put even California to the blush.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Burn the male olive-branch and the pine twig and juniper, and let the blazing laurel crackle amid the hearth.
The Religion of Ancient Rome|Cyril Bailey