bay
/ˈbeɪ̯/ noun C2- A tree or shrub of species Laurus nobilis (family Lauraceae), having dark green leaves and berries.
- Bay leaf, the leaf of this or certain other species of tree or shrub, used as a herb.
- Mahogany of species Swietenia macrophylla obtained from Campeche in Mexico.
Plural bays
From the library
To where my toy vessels lie safe in the bay.
And from the window-bay
If it’s your liver, there’s the _Rambler_ down in the bay, coaled, and ready to steam down to the Bahamas in two days.”
Let him be accepted.” And then came Akela’s deep bay, crying: “Look well--look well, O Wolves!”
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