"bay laurel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bay laurels [plural]
Etymology: From bay ("berry") + laurel. Head templates: {{en-noun}} bay laurel (plural bay laurels)
  1. Laurus nobilis (true laurel) Derived forms: California bay laurel (taxonomic: Umbellularia californica), Oregon bay laurel (taxonomic: Umbellularia californica) Translations (plant): laakeripuu (Finnish), loureiro [masculine] (Galician), louro [masculine] (Galician), gamallo (Galician), sokoote (Northern Ohlone), лавр благоро́дный (lavr blagoródnyj) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-bay_laurel-en-noun-CPuGLI80 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "laakeripuu"
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "loureiro"
        },
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "louro"
        },
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          "code": "gl",
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          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "gamallo"
        },
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          "code": "cst",
          "lang": "Northern Ohlone",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "sokoote"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "lavr blagoródnyj",
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      "word": "Oregon bay laurel"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "louro"
    },
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "gamallo"
    },
    {
      "code": "cst",
      "lang": "Northern Ohlone",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "sokoote"
    },
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      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "лавр благоро́дный"
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  "word": "bay laurel"
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