caltrop vs subshrub

subshrub vs caltrop

caltrop and subshrub both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
caltrop	Yes	No	No	No
subshrub	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, subshrub is a hypernym of caltrop; that is, subshrub is a word with a broader meaning than caltrop:

caltrop: tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed
subshrub: low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base

Other hypernyms of caltrop include suffrutex.

caltrop (noun)	subshrub (noun)
tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed	low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America
a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits

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