red bay vs laurel-tree

red bay and laurel-tree both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of red bay include Persea borbonia.

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