crown of thorns vs spurge

spurge vs crown of thorns

crown of thorns and spurge both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crown of thorns	Yes	No	No	No
spurge	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, spurge is a hypernym of crown of thorns; that is, spurge is a word with a broader meaning than crown of thorns:

crown of thorns: somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts
spurge: any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice

crown of thorns (noun)	spurge (noun)
a mock crown made of thorn branches that Roman soldiers placed on Jesus before the Crucifixion	any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice
somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts
any affliction that causes great suffering

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