Noun: California olive
- Evergreen tree native to the Pacific coast of North America with aromatic leaves used as a spice and valuable hardwood
"Native Americans used California olive leaves for medicinal purposes";
- California laurel, California bay tree, Oregon myrtle, pepperwood, spice tree, sassafras laurel, mountain laurel, Umbellularia californica
Type of: laurel
Part of: genus Umbellularia, Umbellularia