bay tree

English

Etymology

From bay +‎ tree.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

bay tree (plural bay trees)

1. A laurel tree (Laurus nobilis).
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalm 37:35:

     I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

2. A California laurel tree (Umbellularia californica).
3. A bay rum tree (Myrica spp., Pimenta racemosa).

References

• “bay tree”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.