1. A North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-coloured flowers
   "Mountain laurel decorated the Appalachian hillsides";
   - wood laurel, American laurel, calico bush, Kalmia latifolia
    
2. Evergreen tree native to the Pacific coast of North America with aromatic leaves used as a spice and valuable hardwood
   "Native Americans used mountain laurel leaves for medicinal purposes";
   - California laurel, California bay tree, Oregon myrtle, pepperwood, spice tree, sassafras laurel, California olive, Umbellularia californica

Derived forms: mountain laurels

Type of: kalmia, laurel

Part of: genus Umbellularia, Umbellularia

Encyclopedia: Mountain laurel