swamp laurel vs Magnolia virginiana

swamp laurel and Magnolia virginiana both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
swamp laurel	Yes	No	No	No
Magnolia virginiana	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, swamp laurel and Magnolia virginiana are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of swamp laurel include swamp bay, sweet bay.

swamp laurel (noun)	Magnolia virginiana (noun)
laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath	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