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bay tree

bay tree noun: a laurel tree (Laurus nobilis).

Noun

bay tree (plural bay trees)

  1. A laurel tree (Laurus nobilis).
    • I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalm 37:35
  2. A California laurel tree (Umbellularia californica).
  3. A bay rum tree (Myrica spp., Pimenta racemosa).

Forms of bay tree

pluralbay trees

Origin of bay tree

From bay + tree.

Words that rhyme with bay tree

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Questions about bay tree

What does bay tree mean?
Bay tree means a laurel tree (Laurus nobilis).
What part of speech is bay tree?
Bay tree is a noun.
What is the plural of bay tree?
The plural of bay tree is bay trees.

Words near bay tree in the dictionary

  1. Bay St. Louis
  2. Bay State
  3. Bay Stater
  4. Bay Staters
  5. Bay Street
  6. bay tree
  7. bay trees
  8. bay willow
  9. bay willows
  10. bay window
  11. bay windows

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