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SWAMP BAY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does swamp bay mean?
• SWAMP BAY (noun)
The noun SWAMP BAY has 1 sense:
1. shrub or small tree having rather small fragrant white flowers; abundant in southeastern United States
Familiarity information: SWAMP BAY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shrub or small tree having rather small fragrant white flowers; abundant in southeastern United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Magnolia virginiana; swamp bay; swamp laurel; sweet bay
Hypernyms ("swamp bay" is a kind of...):
magnolia (any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms)
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