cinquefoil vs goose grass

goose grass vs cinquefoil

cinquefoil and goose grass both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cinquefoil	Yes	No	No	No
goose grass	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, goose grass is a hyponym of cinquefoil; that is, goose grass is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cinquefoil:

cinquefoil: any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties
goose grass: low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States, Europe, Asia

Other hyponyms of cinquefoil include goose-tansy, Potentilla anserina, silverweed.

cinquefoil (noun)	goose grass (noun)
an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle	low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States, Europe, Asia
any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties	annual weedy grass used for hay
	coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere
	annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia

Difference between cinquefoil and goose grass

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