loblolly bay
noun
°An elegant white-flowered evergreen shrub or small tree, ''Gordonia lasianthus, growing in the maritime parts of the Southern United States. Its bark is sometimes used in tanning.
°A similar West Indian tree, Gordonia haematoxylon.
synonyms: black laurel, holly bay, tan bay, swamp laurel more» , bloodwood, laplacea, haemotoxylon