noun
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
• Syn: ↑true laurel, ↑bay, ↑bay tree, ↑Laurus nobilis
• Hypernyms: ↑laurel
• Member Holonyms: ↑Laurus, ↑genus Laurus
• Part Meronyms: ↑bay leaf
Useful english dictionary. 2012.