California laurel
noun
: an evergreen Pacific coast tree (Umbellularia californica) of the laurel family with small umbellate flowers
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Even though its entire farm was burned down in the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, the owners know from a previous fire that its California laurel trees will come back.
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10 Sep. 2020
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Chronicle Staff,
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“California laurel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/California%20laurel. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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