African holly vs nightshade

nightshade vs African holly

African holly and nightshade both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
African holly	Yes	No	No	No
nightshade	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, nightshade is a hypernym of African holly; that is, nightshade is a word with a broader meaning than African holly:

African holly: woolly-stemmed biennial arborescent shrub of tropical Africa and southern Asia having silvery-white prickly branches, clusters of blue or white flowers, and bright red berries resembling holly berries
nightshade: any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit

African holly (noun)	nightshade (noun)
woolly-stemmed biennial arborescent shrub of tropical Africa and southern Asia having silvery-white prickly branches, clusters of blue or white flowers, and bright red berries resembling holly berries	any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit

Difference between African holly and nightshade

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