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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

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Nouns denoting plants

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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