HyperDic: sweet_bay

English > 1 sense of the expression sweet bay:
NOUNplantsweet bay, swamp bay, swamp laurel, Magnolia virginianashrub or small tree having rather small fragrant white flowers
English > sweet bay: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningshrub or small tree having rather small fragrant white flowers; abundant in southeastern United States.
Synonymsswamp bay, swamp laurel, Magnolia virginiana
BroadermagnoliaAny shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia

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