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Definition of Red bay

1. Noun. Small tree of southern United States having dark red heartwood.

Definition of Red bay

1. Noun. a small tree, ''Persea borbonia'', in the Lauraceae family, with red fruit and wood, used for ornamental purposes. ¹

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Literary usage of Red bay

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Field Book of American Trees and Shrubs: A Concise Description of the by Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews (1915)
"red bay, pg. 184. 34. I. Carolina Poplar, pg. 89. 2. Downy Green Alder, pg. 125, lapping in NY with No. I. Extreme northern boundary unknown. ..."

2. Ireland: Its Scenery, Character, &c. by Samuel Carter Hall (1843)
"... said a lady whose taste is as pure as her mind is accomplished—" Look back towards Glenarm, and up the valley to the left, when you come to red bay. ..."

3. The American Coast Pilot: Containing the Courses and Distances Between the by Edmund March Blunt (1822)
"From the west end of Red cliffs, to the west point of red bay, the course is N. 47° ... Two leagues and a half to the eastward of red bay, lies Green bay, ..."

4. Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1854)
"The berries are of a dark rich blue, in red cups, and they grow two, and sometimes three, together. The red bay is found in the lower part of ..."

5. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1905)
"... red bay (Persea Borbonia), and red mulberry (Morns rubra) often attained the proportions of trees, and almost reached the top of the dunes. ..."

6. Arboretum et fruticetum Britannicum; or, The trees and shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1838)
"The red bay is found in the lower part of Virginia, and it continues in abundance ... In America, the wood of the red bay is used for cabinet-making, ..."

7. No Man's Land: A History of Spitsbergen from Its Discovery in 1596 to the by William Martin Conway (1906)
"Returning again to the mainland, the next point that calls for attention is the cape west of the entrance to red bay. ... red bay, or more accurately ..."

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