bay leaf

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Noun

bay leaf (plural bay leaves)

  1. A herb derived from any of certain shrubs of the family Lauraceae and Myrtaceae.
    • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 155:
      A piece of marigold or bay leaf was imbedded in the metal, and over it a carbuncle or chrysolite was placed.

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