bay tree

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. The laurel-tree, Laurus nobilis, a native of Italy and Greece, growing to the height of 30 feet.
2. n. In the eastern United States, a name of the Magnolia glauca, and in California of the Umbellularia Californica.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. A species of laurel. (Laurus nobilis).

WordNet 3.0

1. n. 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