castor-oil plant vs bush

bush vs castor-oil plant

castor-oil plant and bush both are nouns.

castor-oil plant is not an adjective while bush is an adjective.

castor-oil plant is not a verb while bush is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
castor-oil plant	Yes	No	No	No
bush	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, bush is a hypernym of castor-oil plant; that is, bush is a word with a broader meaning than castor-oil plant:

castor-oil plant: large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropics
bush: a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

Other hypernyms of castor-oil plant include shrub.

castor-oil plant (noun)	bush (noun)
large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropics	hair growing in the pubic area
	dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
	a large wilderness area
	a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

castor-oil plant (adjective)	bush (adjective)
	not of the highest quality or sophistication

castor-oil plant (verb)	bush (verb)
	provide with a bushing

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