laurel-tree vs red bay

laurel-tree and red bay both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
laurel-tree	Yes	No	No	No
red bay	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, laurel-tree and red bay are synonyms defined as:

laurel-tree and red bay: small tree of southern United States having dark red heartwood

Other synonyms of laurel-tree include Persea borbonia.

laurel-tree (noun)	red bay (noun)
small tree of southern United States having dark red heartwood	small tree of southern United States having dark red heartwood