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Bay laurel   /beɪ lˈɔrəl/   Listen
Bay laurel

noun
1.
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 tree, Laurus nobilis, true laurel.






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"Bay laurel" Quotes from Famous Books



... she wore an ample garment of purple silk, of no particular shape, but cut low at the throat and having wide sleeves which displayed a pair of rather nervous white arms; her black hair was knotted low at the back of her neck, and she wore a wreath of fresh bay laurel that was very becoming to her young face. She was one of those strangely talented creatures, still found in Italy, and most often amongst the people, who have the gift of improvising very creditable verses ...
— Stradella • F(rancis) Marion Crawford



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