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boxthorn vs Lycium halimifolium

Lycium halimifolium vs boxthorn

boxthorn and Lycium halimifolium both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
boxthorn Yes No No No
Lycium halimifolium Yes No No No
As nouns, Lycium halimifolium is a hyponym of boxthorn; that is, Lycium halimifolium is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than boxthorn:
  • boxthorn: any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries
  • Lycium halimifolium: deciduous erect or spreading shrub with spiny branches and violet-purple flowers followed by orange-red berries; southeastern Europe to China
Other hyponyms of boxthorn include common matrimony vine, Duke of Argyll's tea tree, Lycium barbarum.
boxthorn (noun) Lycium halimifolium (noun)
any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries deciduous erect or spreading shrub with spiny branches and violet-purple flowers followed by orange-red berries; southeastern Europe to China
Difference between boxthorn and Lycium halimifolium

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