mountain laurel

Noun mountain laurel has 2 senses

• mountain laurel(n = noun.plant) american laurel, calico bush, kalmia latifolia, wood laurel - a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers;
is a kind of kalmia

• mountain laurel(n = noun.plant) california bay tree, california laurel, california olive, oregon myrtle, pepperwood, sassafras laurel, spice tree, umbellularia californica - Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood;
is a kind of laurel
is a member of genus umbellularia, umbellularia