English noun: bay tree | |||
1. | bay tree (plant) small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors | ||
Synonyms | bay, bay laurel, Laurus nobilis, true laurel | ||
Broader (hypernym) | laurel | ||
Part holonym | bay leaf | ||
Member meronym | genus Laurus, Laurus | ||