Synonyms for California Laurel (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood):
pepperwood, mountain laurel, spice tree, California bay tree, California olive, Oregon myrtle, sassafras laurel, Umbellularia californicaFrom the ODE community, based on WordNetadd/edit