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Bay tree

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A laurel tree (Laurus nobilis).

    "I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree."

  2. 2
    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 wordnet
  3. 3
    A California laurel tree (Umbellularia californica).
  4. 4
    A bay rum tree (Myrica spp., Pimenta racemosa).

Etymology

From bay + tree.

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