sweet bay vs swamp laurel

sweet bay and swamp laurel both are nouns.

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

As nouns, sweet bay and swamp laurel are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of sweet bay include Magnolia virginiana, swamp bay.

sweet bay (noun)	swamp laurel (noun)
shrub or small tree having rather small fragrant white flowers; abundant in southeastern United States	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