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laurel vs California bay tree

California bay tree vs laurel

laurel and California bay tree both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
laurel Yes No No No
California bay tree Yes No No No
As nouns, California bay tree is a hyponym of laurel; that is, California bay tree is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than laurel:
  • laurel: any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
  • California bay tree: Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood
Other hyponyms of laurel include bay, bay laurel, bay tree, Laurus nobilis, true laurel, camphor tree, Cinnamomum camphora, Ceylon cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon tree, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, cinnamon, cassia-bark tree, cassia, Cinnamomum cassia, Cinnamomum loureirii, Saigon cinnamon, laurel-tree, Persea borbonia, red bay, sassafras, Sassafras albidum, sassafras tree, California laurel, California olive, mountain laurel, Oregon myrtle, pepperwood, sassafras laurel, spice tree, Umbellularia californica.
laurel (noun) California bay tree (noun)
(antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood
any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
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