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california laurel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables
cal-i-for-ni-a lau-rel
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Umbellularia californica, a tree native to coastal forests of western North America.

Inflected Forms

California laurels (plural)

Synonyms

California bay headache tree Oregon laurel Oregon myrtle pepperwood california bay tree spice tree sassafras laurel california olive mountain laurel umbellularia californica

Questions

What does california laurel mean?
Umbellularia californica, a tree native to coastal forests of western North America.

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