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bearberry vs buckthorn

buckthorn vs bearberry

bearberry and buckthorn both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bearberry Yes No No No
buckthorn Yes No No No
As nouns, buckthorn is a hypernym of bearberry; that is, buckthorn is a word with a broader meaning than bearberry:
  • bearberry: shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada
  • buckthorn: a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments
bearberry (noun) buckthorn (noun)
chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to Arctic areas any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia
deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments
shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions
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