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Verbascum thapsus vs velvet plant

velvet plant vs Verbascum thapsus

Verbascum thapsus and velvet plant both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Verbascum thapsus Yes No No No
velvet plant Yes No No No
As nouns, velvet plant is a hypernym of Verbascum thapsus; that is, velvet plant is a word with a broader meaning than Verbascum thapsus:
  • Verbascum thapsus: tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
  • velvet plant: any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers
Other hypernyms of Verbascum thapsus include flannel leaf, mullein.
Verbascum thapsus (noun) velvet plant (noun)
tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches Javanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety leaves with violet-purple hairs
any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers
Difference between Verbascum thapsus and velvet plant

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