laurel vs bay

laurel and bay both are nouns.

laurel is not an adjective while bay is an adjective.

laurel is not a verb while bay is a verb.

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

As nouns, bay is a hyponym of laurel; that is, bay is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than laurel:

laurel: any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
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

Other hyponyms of laurel include bay laurel, bay tree, Laurus nobilis, true laurel, camphor tree, Cinnamomum camphora, Ceylon cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon tree, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, cinnamon, cassia-bark tree, cassia, Cinnamomum cassia, Cinnamomum loureirii, Saigon cinnamon, laurel-tree, Persea borbonia, red bay, sassafras, Sassafras albidum, sassafras tree, California bay tree, California laurel, California olive, mountain laurel, Oregon myrtle, pepperwood, sassafras laurel, spice tree, Umbellularia californica.

laurel (noun)	bay (noun)
(antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory	a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color
any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family	a small recess opening off a larger room
	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

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

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

Difference between laurel and bay

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