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bay rum

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bay rum
n.
An aromatic liquid originally prepared by distilling the leaves of the bay rum tree in rum and water but now usually made by mixing the oil from those leaves with other solvents.

bay rum
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) an aromatic liquid, used in medicines and cosmetics, originally obtained by distilling the leaves of the bayberry tree (Pimenta racemosa) with rum: now also synthesized from alcohol, water, and various oils
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants)
bay rum tree another name for bayberry [2]
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Noun1.bay rum - an aromatic liquid originally obtained by distilling the leaves of the bayberry tree with rum
after-shave, after-shave lotion - a fragrant lotion for a man's face after shaving


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