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bugbane vs summer cohosh

summer cohosh vs bugbane

bugbane and summer cohosh both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bugbane Yes No No No
summer cohosh Yes No No No
As nouns, summer cohosh is a hyponym of bugbane; that is, summer cohosh is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bugbane:
  • bugbane: a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects
  • summer cohosh: bugbane of the eastern United States having erect racemes of white flowers
bugbane (noun) summer cohosh (noun)
a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects bugbane of the eastern United States having erect racemes of white flowers
North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally
Difference between bugbane and summer cohosh

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