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composite plant vs dusty miller

dusty miller vs composite plant

composite plant and dusty miller both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
composite plant Yes No No No
dusty miller Yes No No No
As nouns, dusty miller is a hyponym of composite plant; that is, dusty miller is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than composite plant:
  • composite plant: considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers
  • dusty miller: shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
composite plant (noun) dusty miller (noun)
considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant
shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region having very white woolly stems and leaves
a plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust
an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers
Difference between composite plant and dusty miller

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