The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lauraceous \Lau*ra"ceous\, a. [From Laurus.] (Bot.)
   Belonging to, or resembling, a natural order (Laurace[ae])
   of trees and shrubs having aromatic bark and foliage, and
   including the laurel, sassafras, cinnamon tree, true camphor
   tree, etc.
   [1913 Webster]