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Answer for the clue "Small evergreen trees or shrubs with aromatic leaves ", 6 letters:
laurus

Word definitions for laurus in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Laurus is a genus of evergreen trees belonging to the Laurel family, Lauraceae . The genus includes three or more species.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Laurus \Lau"rus\, n. [L., laurel.] (Bot.) A genus of trees including, according to modern authors, only the true laurel ( Laurus nobilis ), and the larger Laurus Canariensis of Madeira and the Canary Islands. Formerly the sassafras, the camphor tree, the ...

Usage examples of laurus.

She used to be with Kochia, a merchant in Palmetto, who has the lucrative franchise from Laurus to sell affinity bonded dogs to offworlders who want them for police-style work on stage one colony planets.

The following products are often mistaken for those of Laurus nobilis.