| umbellularia | (n) aromatic evergreen trees of Pacific coast, Syn. genus Umbellularia |
| california laurel | (n) Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood, Syn. California bay tree, pepperwood, sassafras laurel, Oregon myrtle, Umbellularia californica, mountain laurel, California olive, spice tree |
| Umbellularia | ‖prop. n. [ NL. See Umbellule. ] (Zool.) A genus of deep-sea alcyonaria consisting of a cluster of large flowerlike polyps situated at the summit of a long, slender stem which stands upright in the mud, supported by a bulbous base. [ 1913 Webster ] |