bayheads

Noun

bayhead (plural bayheads)

1. A swamp habitat dominated by bay laurels.
   • A hammock or a "bayhead" (a cypress swamp) offers the next most favorable conditions, but a soil of nearly pure muck or vegetable detritus, of a fine floury texture, does not resist drouth as well as does the sandy flatwoods soil.1897, S. Powers, Strawberry Cuture

   Synonyms:

   baygall

2. The portion of a bay located farthest inland, farthest from the body of water the bay is confluent with.
   • Two lowlands lie at the bayhead, one at either end and separated by a steep shore. Utasutsu Bay is separated from Naibo Bay by the volcanic cone on Poronetsu Peninsula. Depths are 60 feet within 1,500 yards of land, and there is a sandy beach at the bayhead.1943, United States. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Kurile Islands ..., page 60