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birthroot vs wake-robin

wake-robin vs birthroot

birthroot and wake-robin both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
birthroot Yes No No No
wake-robin Yes No No No
As nouns, wake-robin is a hypernym of birthroot; that is, wake-robin is a word with a broader meaning than birthroot:
  • birthroot: trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirth
  • wake-robin: any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower
Other hypernyms of birthroot include trillium, wood lily.
birthroot (noun) wake-robin (noun)
trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirth any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower
common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries
Difference between birthroot and wake-robin

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