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dogwood vs red osier dogwood

red osier dogwood vs dogwood

dogwood and red osier dogwood both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dogwood Yes No No No
red osier dogwood Yes No No No
As nouns, red osier dogwood is a hyponym of dogwood; that is, red osier dogwood is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dogwood:
  • dogwood: a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers
  • red osier dogwood: common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers
dogwood (noun) red osier dogwood (noun)
a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers
hard tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus; resembles boxwood
Difference between dogwood and red osier dogwood

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