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Sweet bay

noun

Shrub or small tree having rather small fragrant white flowers; abundant in southeastern United States. Synonyms: Magnolia virginiana, swamp bay, swamp laurel.

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"Sweet bay" Quotes from Famous Books

... lovely than any of the shrubs along the river was that small tree known as the sweet bay or the swamp laurel. Of course it is not a laurel at all, but a magnolia (Magnolia glauca), and its glistening leaves, dark green above, silvery beneath, are set around the large, solitary flowers at the ends of the branches, like ...

— Days Off - And Other Digressions • Henry Van Dyke

Words linked to "Sweet bay" : swamp bay, magnolia