BAY LEAF

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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)

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