What is Bay laurel?
{{taxobox |name = Bay Laurel |image = Bay leaf pair443.jpg |image_caption = Bay Laurel (''Laurus nobilis'') flower buds and leaves |regnum = [[Plant]]ae |divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]] |classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] |ordo = [[Laurales]] |familia = [[Lauraceae]] |genus = ''[[Laurus]]'' |species = '''''L. nobilis''''' |binomial = ''Laurus nobilis'' |binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]] }} The '''bay laurel''' (''Laurus nobilis'', of the [[Lauraceae]] family) is also known as '''sweet bay''', '''bay tree''', '''true laurel''', '''Grecian laurel''', '''laurel lree''', or simply '''laurel'''. It is an aromatic [[evergreen]] [[tree]] or large [[shrub]] with green, glossy [[Leaf|leaves]]. It is native to the [[Mediterranean region]]. Bay leaves used in [[cooking]] come from the bay laurel. {{wikispecies|Laurus nobilis}} {{biology-stub}} [[category:Herbs]] [[Category:Lauraceae]]