spurge laurel

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A low-growing poisonous evergreen shrub (Daphne laureola) native to Eurasia and naturalized in parts of western North America, having glossy leaves and fragrant yellowish-green flowers.

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun A laurel-like shrub, Daphne Laureola, of southern and western Europe. It has an acrid property suggesting spurge; its fibrous bark is utilized for paper-making.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun bushy Eurasian shrub with glossy leathery oblong leaves and yellow-green flowers