"bay leaf" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bay leaves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|bay leaves}} bay leaf (plural bay leaves)
  1. A herb derived from any of certain shrubs of the family Lauraceae and Myrtaceae. Wikipedia link: bay leaf Categories (topical): Spices and herbs Categories (lifeform): Laurel family plants Translations (herb): δάφνη (dáphnē) (Ancient Greek), μαλάβαθρον (malábathron) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), ورق الغار (Arabic), ورق لوري (waraʔ lawrī) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine, plural] (Arabic), তেজপাত (tezpat) (Assamese), erramu (Basque), তেজপাতা (tejpata) (Bengali), дафинов лист (english: dafinov list) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ကရဝေးရွက် (ka.ra.we:rwak) (Burmese), 月桂 (jyut⁶ gwai³) (Chinese Cantonese), 月桂 (yuèguì) (Chinese Mandarin), bobkový list [masculine] (Czech), laurbærblad [neuter] (Danish), laurierblad [neuter] (Dutch), laakerinlehti (Finnish), feuille de laurier [feminine] (French), loureiro [masculine] (Galician), დაფნა (dapna) (Georgian), Lorbeerblatt [neuter] (German), δάφνη (dáfni) (Greek), φύλλο δάφνης (fýllo dáfnis) (Greek), עֲלֵי דַּפְנָה (aley Dapənah) (Hebrew), तेज पत्ता (tej pattā) (Hindi), babérlevél (Hungarian), laurinlehti (Ingrian), duilleog labhrais [feminine] (Irish), alloro (Italian), 月桂 (gekkei) (alt: げっけい) (Japanese), laurus [feminine] (Latin), Lorberblat [neuter] (Luxembourgish), ловоров лист (english: lovorov list) [masculine] (Macedonian), daun salam (Malay), rand (Maltese), rau roera (Maori), laurbærblad [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), laurbærblad [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), liść laurowy [masculine] (Polish), liść bobkowy [masculine] (Polish), louro [masculine] (Portuguese), foaie de dafin [feminine] (Romanian), лавровый лист (english: lavrovyj list) [masculine] (Russian), ловоров лист [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), лаворов лист [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), lovorov list [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), lavorov list [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), bobkový list (Slovak), lovorov list [masculine] (Slovene), laurel (Spanish), lagerblad [neuter] (Swedish), lawrel (Tagalog), బగరాకు (bagarāku) (Telugu), బఘరాక్కు (bagharākku) (Telugu), బిర్యాని ఆకు (biryāni āku) (Telugu), ใบกระวาน (Thai), defne (Turkish), defne yaprağı (Turkish), llawrwydd [feminine, plural] (Welsh), לאָרבערבלאַט (lorberblat) (Yiddish)
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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
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          "word": "ورق الغار"
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          "sense": "herb",
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          "sense": "herb",
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          "sense": "herb",
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          "sense": "herb",
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          "code": "el",
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          "roman": "fýllo dáfnis",
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          "word": "liść laurowy"
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          "word": "louro"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "herb",
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          "word": "foaie de dafin"
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          "sense": "herb",
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          "sense": "herb",
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          "word": "лаворов лист"
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          "sense": "herb",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lavorov list"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "herb",
          "word": "bobkový list"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "herb",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lovorov list"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "herb",
          "word": "laurel"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "herb",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "lagerblad"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "herb",
          "word": "lawrel"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "bagarāku",
          "sense": "herb",
          "word": "బగరాకు"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "bagharākku",
          "sense": "herb",
          "word": "బఘరాక్కు"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "biryāni āku",
          "sense": "herb",
          "word": "బిర్యాని ఆకు"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "herb",
          "word": "ใบกระวาน"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "herb",
          "word": "defne"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "herb",
          "word": "defne yaprağı"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "herb",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "llawrwydd"
        },
        {
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "lorberblat",
          "sense": "herb",
          "word": "לאָרבערבלאַט"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "bay leaf"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bay leaf"
}
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bay leaves",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bay leaves"
      },
      "expansion": "bay leaf (plural bay leaves)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Terms with Arabic translations",
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        "Terms with Bengali translations",
        "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
        "Terms with Burmese translations",
        "Terms with Cantonese translations",
        "Terms with Czech translations",
        "Terms with Danish translations",
        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations",
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        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with Galician translations",
        "Terms with Georgian translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Greek translations",
        "Terms with Hindi translations",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Ingrian translations",
        "Terms with Irish translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Latin translations",
        "Terms with Luxembourgish translations",
        "Terms with Macedonian translations",
        "Terms with Malay translations",
        "Terms with Maltese translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
        "Terms with Maori translations",
        "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
        "Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Romanian translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
        "Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations",
        "Terms with Slovak translations",
        "Terms with Slovene translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations",
        "Terms with Tagalog translations",
        "Terms with Telugu translations",
        "Terms with Thai translations",
        "Terms with Turkish translations",
        "Terms with Welsh translations",
        "Terms with Yiddish translations",
        "en:Laurel family plants",
        "en:Spices and herbs"
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        {
          "ref": "1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 155:",
          "text": "A piece of marigold or bay leaf was imbedded in the metal, and over it a carbuncle or chrysolite was placed.",
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        }
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        "A herb derived from any of certain shrubs of the family Lauraceae and Myrtaceae."
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          "herb",
          "herb"
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          "Lauraceae",
          "Lauraceae#Translingual"
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        [
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          "Myrtaceae#Translingual"
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "ورق الغار"
    },
    {
      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "waraʔ lawrī",
      "sense": "herb",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "ورق لوري"
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    {
      "code": "as",
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      "roman": "tezpat",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "তেজপাত"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "erramu"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "tejpata",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "তেজপাতা"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "english": "dafinov list",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "sense": "herb",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дафинов лист"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "ka.ra.we:rwak",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "ကရဝေးရွက်"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "jyut⁶ gwai³",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "月桂"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yuèguì",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "月桂"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "herb",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bobkový list"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "herb",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "laurbærblad"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "herb",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "laurierblad"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "laakerinlehti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "herb",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "feuille de laurier"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "herb",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "loureiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "dapna",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "დაფნა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "herb",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Lorbeerblatt"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "dáfni",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "δάφνη"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "fýllo dáfnis",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "φύλλο δάφνης"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "dáphnē",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "δάφνη"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "malábathron",
      "sense": "herb",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "μαλάβαθρον"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "aley Dapənah",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "עֲלֵי דַּפְנָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "tej pattā",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "तेज पत्ता"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "babérlevél"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "laurinlehti"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "herb",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "duilleog labhrais"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "alloro"
    },
    {
      "alt": "げっけい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gekkei",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "月桂"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "herb",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "laurus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "herb",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Lorberblat"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "english": "lovorov list",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "sense": "herb",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ловоров лист"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "daun salam"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "rand"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "rau roera"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "herb",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "laurbærblad"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "herb",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "laurbærblad"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "herb",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "liść laurowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "herb",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "liść bobkowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "herb",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "louro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "herb",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "foaie de dafin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "lavrovyj list",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "sense": "herb",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "лавровый лист"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "herb",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ловоров лист"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "herb",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "лаворов лист"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "herb",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lovorov list"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "herb",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lavorov list"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "bobkový list"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "herb",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lovorov list"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "laurel"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "herb",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "lagerblad"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "lawrel"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "bagarāku",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "బగరాకు"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "bagharākku",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "బఘరాక్కు"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "biryāni āku",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "బిర్యాని ఆకు"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "ใบกระวาน"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "defne"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "defne yaprağı"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "herb",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "llawrwydd"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "lorberblat",
      "sense": "herb",
      "word": "לאָרבערבלאַט"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bay leaf"
}

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