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common St John's wort vs St John's wort

St John's wort vs common St John's wort

common St John's wort and St John's wort both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
common St John's wort Yes No No No
St John's wort Yes No No No
As nouns, St John's wort is a hypernym of common St John's wort; that is, St John's wort is a word with a broader meaning than common St John's wort:
  • common St John's wort: deciduous bushy Eurasian shrub with golden yellow flowers and reddish-purple fruits from which a soothing salve is made in Spain
  • St John's wort: any of numerous plants of the genus Hypericum having yellow flowers and transparently dotted leaves; traditionally gathered on St John's eve to ward off evil
common St John's wort (noun) St John's wort (noun)
deciduous bushy Eurasian shrub with golden yellow flowers and reddish-purple fruits from which a soothing salve is made in Spain any of numerous plants of the genus Hypericum having yellow flowers and transparently dotted leaves; traditionally gathered on St John's eve to ward off evil
Difference between common St John's wort and St John's wort

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