Source : WordNet®

pepperwood
     n : Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small
         umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a
         hard tough wood [syn: {California laurel}, {California
         bay tree}, {Oregon myrtle}, {spice tree}, {sassafras
         laurel}, {California olive}, {mountain laurel}, {Umbellularia
         californica}]