Magnolia virginiana vs sweet bay

Magnolia virginiana and sweet bay both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Magnolia virginiana	Yes	No	No	No
sweet bay	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Magnolia virginiana and sweet bay are synonyms defined as:

Magnolia virginiana and sweet bay: shrub or small tree having rather small fragrant white flowers; abundant in southeastern United States

Other synonyms of Magnolia virginiana include swamp bay, swamp laurel.

Magnolia virginiana (noun)	sweet bay (noun)
shrub or small tree having rather small fragrant white flowers; abundant in southeastern United States	shrub or small tree having rather small fragrant white flowers; abundant in southeastern United States