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SWEET BAY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sweet bay mean? 

SWEET BAY (noun)
  The noun SWEET BAY has 1 sense:

1. shrub or small tree having rather small fragrant white flowers; abundant in southeastern United Statesplay

  Familiarity information: SWEET BAY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SWEET BAY (noun)


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 ("sweet 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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