"bay tree" meaning in All languages combined

See bay tree on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: bay trees [plural]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: From bay + tree. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bay|tree}} bay + tree Head templates: {{en-noun}} bay tree (plural bay trees)
  1. A laurel tree.
    Sense id: en-bay_tree-en-noun-VHCvRTTX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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              74,
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          "ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalm 37:35:",
          "text": "I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.",
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        "A laurel tree."
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