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bay leaf

/ˈbeɪ liːf/

bay leaf noun: a herb derived from any of certain shrubs of the family Lauraceae and Myrtaceae, especially the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis).

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

bay leaf meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu

bay leaf in Hindi

herb
तेज पत्ता tej pattā

bay leaf in Urdu

تیز پات, تیز پتا

bay leaf in Bengali

herb
তেজপাতা tejpata

bay leaf in Telugu

herb
బగరాకు bagarāku, బఘరాక్కు bagharākku, బిర్యాని ఆకు biryāni āku
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bay leaf in Assamese
তেজপাত tezpat
bay leaf in Tagalog
lawrel
bay leaf in Arabic
ورق الغار
bay leaf in Malay
daun salam
bay leaf in Thai
ใบกระวาน
bay leaf in Myanmar
ကရဝေးရွက် ka.ra.we:rwak

Forms of bay leaf

pluralbay leaves

Questions about bay leaf

What does bay leaf mean?
Bay leaf means a herb derived from any of certain shrubs of the family Lauraceae and Myrtaceae, especially the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis).
What is bay leaf in Hindi?
Bay leaf in Hindi is तेज पत्ता (tej pattā). See Bay leaf meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is bay leaf?
Bay leaf is a noun.
How do you pronounce bay leaf?
Bay leaf is pronounced /ˈbeɪ liːf/.
What is the plural of bay leaf?
The plural of bay leaf is bay leaves.

Words near bay leaf in the dictionary

  1. Bay Horse
  2. Bay Islands
  3. Bay L'Argent
  4. bay laurel
  5. bay laurels
  6. bay leaf
  7. bay leaves
  8. bay lynx
  9. bay lynxes
  10. Bay Minette
  11. Bay Miwok

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bay leaf (page history and authors); bay leaf (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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