A North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers.

synoniemen: American laurel, calico bush, Kalmia latifolia, wood laurel.

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

synoniemen: California bay tree, California laurel, California olive, Oregon myrtle, pepperwood, sassafras laurel, spice tree, Umbellularia californica.