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St John's wort vs nitweed

nitweed vs St John's wort

St John's wort and nitweed both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
St John's wort Yes No No No
nitweed Yes No No No
As nouns, nitweed is a hyponym of St John's wort; that is, nitweed 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
  • nitweed: annual wiry-stemmed North American weed with minute scalelike leaves and small yellow flowers
Other hyponyms of St John's wort include common St John's wort, Hypericum androsaemum, tutsan, great St John's wort, Hypericum ascyron, Hypericum pyramidatum, creeping St John's wort, Hypericum calycinum, Hypericum gentianoides, 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) nitweed (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 annual wiry-stemmed North American weed with minute scalelike leaves and small yellow flowers
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