cottonweed vs herb

herb vs cottonweed

cottonweed and herb both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cottonweed	Yes	No	No	No
herb	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, herb is a hypernym of cottonweed; that is, herb is a word with a broader meaning than cottonweed:

cottonweed: any of various plants of the genus Froelichia found in sandy soils and on rocky slopes in warmer regions of America; grown for their spikes of woolly white flowers
herb: a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

Other hypernyms of cottonweed include herbaceous plant.

cottonweed (noun)	herb (noun)
any of various plants of the genus Froelichia found in sandy soils and on rocky slopes in warmer regions of America; grown for their spikes of woolly white flowers	aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
an American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts	a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

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