sweet bay vs Magnolia virginiana

sweet bay and Magnolia virginiana both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sweet bay	Yes	No	No	No
Magnolia virginiana	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sweet bay and Magnolia virginiana are synonyms defined as:

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

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

sweet bay (noun)	Magnolia virginiana (noun)
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