"fruit of the bay tree," 1570s, from bay (n.4) + berry. In Jamaica, the name given to a type of myrtle (Pimenta acris), 1680s, from which bay-rum (1832) is made.
bawdy
bawl
Baxter
bay
Bayard
bayberry
bayonet
bayou
bazaar
bazar
bazooka
