BAY LEAF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bay leaf mean? 

• BAY LEAF (noun)
  The noun BAY LEAF has 1 sense:

1. dried leaf of the bay laurel

  Familiarity information: BAY LEAF used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BAY LEAF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dried leaf of the bay laurel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("bay leaf" is a kind of...):

herb (aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities)

Holonyms ("bay leaf" is a part of...):

bay; bay laurel; bay tree; Laurus nobilis; true laurel (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)

 Context examples 

Bay leaf oil can be used to ease muscular aches and pain.

(Bay Leaf Oil, NCI Thesaurus)