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Philadelphia fleabane vs fleabane

fleabane vs Philadelphia fleabane

Philadelphia fleabane and fleabane both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Philadelphia fleabane Yes No No No
fleabane Yes No No No
As nouns, fleabane is a hypernym of Philadelphia fleabane; that is, fleabane is a word with a broader meaning than Philadelphia fleabane:
  • Philadelphia fleabane: especially pretty plant having a delicate fringe of threadlike rays around flower heads having very slender white or pink rays; United States and Canada
  • fleabane: any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas
Philadelphia fleabane (noun) fleabane (noun)
especially pretty plant having a delicate fringe of threadlike rays around flower heads having very slender white or pink rays; United States and Canada hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas
any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas
common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron
Difference between Philadelphia fleabane and fleabane

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