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bay oil

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noun

  1. a yellow essential oil distilled from the leaves of the tropical American bay, Pimenta racemosa, used in the manufacture of perfumes and bay rum.

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It's immediately apparent that this was a prosperous place, buttressed by its location at the heart of Dominica's bay oil industry.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2015

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