Prunus virginiana vs cherry

cherry vs Prunus virginiana

Prunus virginiana and cherry both are nouns.

Prunus virginiana is not an adjective while cherry is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Prunus virginiana	Yes	No	No	No
cherry	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, cherry is a hypernym of Prunus virginiana; that is, cherry is a word with a broader meaning than Prunus virginiana:

Prunus virginiana: a common wild cherry of eastern North America having small bitter black berries favored by birds
cherry: any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood

Other hypernyms of Prunus virginiana include cherry tree.

Prunus virginiana (noun)	cherry (noun)
a common wild cherry of eastern North America having small bitter black berries favored by birds	a red the color of ripe cherries
	a red fruit with a single hard stone
	any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood
	wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry

Prunus virginiana (adjective)	cherry (adjective)
	of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

Difference between Prunus virginiana and cherry

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