| 单词 | california laurel |
| 释义 | California laurel in American English US a Pacific coast shrub or tree (Umbellularia californica) of the laurel family, having aromatic evergreen leaves and hard wood; Oregon myrtle: a source of bay leaves California laurel in American Englishnoun Also called: myrtle, Oregon myrtle, pepperwood1. 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 2. the hard, golden-brown wood of this tree, used for making furniture and decorative objects Word origin [1870–75, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1870–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: asymmetric, fifth wheel, giveaway, immobilize, onshore |
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