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Definition of Bay tree
1. Noun. Small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors.
Exact synonyms: Bay, Bay Laurel, Laurus Nobilis, True Laurel
Terms within: Bay Leaf
Generic synonyms: Laurel
Group relationships: Genus Laurus, Laurus
Terms within: Bay Leaf
Generic synonyms: Laurel
Group relationships: Genus Laurus, Laurus
Medical Definition of Bay tree
1. A species of laurel. (Laurus nobilis). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bay Tree
Literary usage of Bay tree
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1838)
"It was the favourite tree of the poets : and we are told that Maia, the mother
of Virgil, dreamt that she was delivered of a bay tree ; and that one of ..."
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