St John's wort vs common St John's wort

common St John's wort vs St John's wort

St John's wort and common St John's wort both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
St John's wort	Yes	No	No	No
common St John's wort	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, common St John's wort is a hyponym of St John's wort; that is, common St John's wort is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than St John's wort:

St John's wort: any of numerous plants of the genus Hypericum having yellow flowers and transparently dotted leaves; traditionally gathered on St John's eve to ward off evil
common St John's wort: deciduous bushy Eurasian shrub with golden yellow flowers and reddish-purple fruits from which a soothing salve is made in Spain

Other hyponyms of St John's wort include Hypericum androsaemum, tutsan, great St John's wort, Hypericum ascyron, Hypericum pyramidatum, creeping St John's wort, Hypericum calycinum, Hypericum gentianoides, nitweed, orange grass, pine-weed, pineweed, Hypericum crux andrae, St Andrews's cross, Hypericum hypericoides, low St Andrew's cross, Hypericum perforatum, klammath weed, Hypericum prolificum, Hypericum spathulatum, shrubby St John's wort, Hypericum maculatum, Hypericum tetrapterum, St Peter's wort, Hypericum virginianum, marsh St-John's wort.

St John's wort (noun)	common St John's wort (noun)
any of numerous plants of the genus Hypericum having yellow flowers and transparently dotted leaves; traditionally gathered on St John's eve to ward off evil	deciduous bushy Eurasian shrub with golden yellow flowers and reddish-purple fruits from which a soothing salve is made in Spain

Difference between St John's wort and common St John's wort

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