WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

spice tree
    n 1: tree bearing aromatic bark or berries
    2: 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, pepperwood, spice tree, sassafras
       laurel, California olive, mountain laurel, Umbellularia
       californica]