bay vs laurel

bay and laurel both are nouns.

bay is an adjective but laurel is not an adjective.

bay is a verb but laurel is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bay	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
laurel	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, laurel is a hypernym of bay; that is, laurel is a word with a broader meaning than bay:

bay: small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors
laurel: any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family

bay (noun)	laurel (noun)
a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color	(antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory
a small recess opening off a larger room	any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose
a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital
the sound of a hound on the scent
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors

bay (adjective)	laurel (adjective)
(used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color

bay (verb)	laurel (verb)
bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
utter in deep prolonged tones

Difference between bay and laurel

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