bay laurel

noun

Laurus nobilis (true laurel)

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true laurelbaybay treeLaurus nobilis
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Meanings

nounbay laurel (plural bay laurels)

plural bay laurels

  1. Laurus nobilis (true laurel)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmall Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors

Similar
true laurelbaybay treeLaurus nobilis
Broader
laurel
Also see
baybay treetrue laurel

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From bay ("berry") + laurel.

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Translations

Arabic غَار
  • غَار (ḡār)plant
Bulgarian ла́вър, дафи́н
  • ла́вър (lávăr)plant
  • дафи́н (dafín)plant
Catalan llorer
  • llorerplant
Finnish laakeripuu
  • laakeripuuplant
Japanese 月桂樹
  • 月桂樹 (gekkei-ju)plant
Polish wawrzyn szlachetny, laur
  • wawrzyn szlachetnyplant
  • laurplant
Russian лавр благоро́дный
  • лавр благоро́дный (lavr blagoródnyj)plant
Cite this entry
APA

bay laurel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bay%20laurel

MLA

“bay laurel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bay%20laurel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bay laurel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bay%20laurel.

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