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bay leaves

bay leaves is the plural of bay leaf.

Meaning of bay leaf

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

Questions about bay leaves

What is bay leaves the plural of?
Bay leaves is the plural of bay leaf.

Words near bay leaves in the dictionary

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

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