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centaury vs caltrop

caltrop vs centaury

centaury and caltrop both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
centaury Yes No No No
caltrop Yes No No No
As nouns, caltrop is a hyponym of centaury; that is, caltrop is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than centaury:
  • centaury: any plant of the genus Centaurea
  • caltrop: Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America
centaury (noun) caltrop (noun)
any plant of the genus Centaurea tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed
any of various plants of the genus Centaurium 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
Difference between centaury and caltrop

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