- bay tree
- `bay ,tree noun counta tree with leaves that are used as an HERB in cooking
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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Bay tree — A species of laurel. ({Laurus nobilis}). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bay tree — can refer to:* Bay Laurel * Umbellularia … Wikipedia
bay tree — noun 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 • Syn: ↑true laurel, ↑bay, ↑bay laurel, ↑Laurus nobilis • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
bay tree — 1. laurel (def. 1). 2. See California laurel (def. 1). [1520 30] * * * ▪ Laurus genus any of several small trees with aromatic leaves, especially the sweet bay, or bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), source of the bay leaf (q.v.) used in cooking.… … Universalium
bay tree — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms bay tree : singular bay tree plural bay trees a tree with leaves that are used as a herb in cooking … English dictionary
Bay tree — Named only in Ps. 37:35, Authorized Version. The Hebrew word so rendered is ereh, which simply means native born , i.e., a tree not transplanted, but growing on its native soil, and therefore luxuriantly. If the psalmist intended by this word… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
BAY TREE — The oren, mentioned only once in the Bible (Isa. 44:14), is identified in the Talmud (RH 23a) with ara, the bay tree. It is mentioned in the Mishnah (Par. 3:8) as being among the trees that were used in preparing the fire for the burning of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
bay tree — /ˈbeɪ tri/ (say bay tree) noun → bay4 (def. 1) …
Bay Tree (Fabergé egg) — The Bay tree egg (also known as the Orange tree egg) is a jewelled carved nephrite and enameled Easter egg made under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1911 [http://www.treasuresofimperialrussia.com/e chap9… … Wikipedia
bay-tree — n. Bay, laurel tree, sweet laurel … New dictionary of synonyms
