Pepperwood

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  pepperwood \pepperwood\ n.
     A Pacific coast tree ({Umbellularia californica}) having
     aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by
     olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood.
  
     Syn: California laurel, California bay tree, Oregon myrtle,


          spice tree, sassafras laurel, California olive, mountain
          laurel, Umbellularia californica.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pepperwood
       n : Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small
           umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a
           hard tough wood [syn: {California laurel}, {California
           bay tree}, {Oregon myrtle}, {spice tree}, {sassafras
           laurel}, {California olive}, {mountain laurel}, {Umbellularia
           californica}]