red bay

noun

an evergreen tree, Persea borbonia, of the eastern coast of the U.S., having faintly bluish-green leaves and blue or blue-black, red-stalked fruit, grown as an ornamental.
Also called bull bay.

Origin of red bay

An Americanism dating back to 1720–30

Words nearby red bay

red army faction, red badge of courage, the, red bag, red bank, red bark, red bay, red beds, red biddy, red birch, red bird, red blood cell

Example sentences from the Web for red bay

  • I examined with suspicion the red-bay horse that had been assigned to me.

    Alaska |Ella Higginson