1. Dried leaf of the bay laurel
   "She added a bay leaf to the soup for flavour"
    
2. [Asia] The leaf of Cinnamomum tamala used in Indian cooking with a mild cinnamon/cassia-like taste; has three veins running down the length of the leaf
   "She added a bay leaf to the biryani for aromatic flavour";
   - Indian bay leaf, tej patta [Asia]

Derived forms: bay leaves

Type of: herb

Part of: bay, bay laurel, bay tree, Laurus nobilis, true laurel

Encyclopedia: Bay leaf