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Noun: bay leaf (bay leaves)  bey leef
  1. Dried leaf of the bay laurel
     
  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
    - 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

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