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| bay [ bay ] |
noun (plural bays) |
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1. tree with aromatic leaves: a small evergreen tree of the laurel family with stiff dark green aromatic leaves. Use: flavoring in cooking. Native to: Mediterranean. Latin name Laurus nobilis.
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2. plants Same as laurel (sense 2)
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plural noun bays |
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wreath for poet or victor: a wreath woven out of laurel leaves, presented to poets and victors in classical antiquity, or the honor conferred by this
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| [14th century. Via Old French baie< Latin baca "berry"] |
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