dusty miller vs centaury

centaury vs dusty miller

dusty miller and centaury both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dusty miller	Yes	No	No	No
centaury	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, centaury is a hypernym of dusty miller; that is, centaury is a word with a broader meaning than dusty miller:

dusty miller: a plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust
centaury: any plant of the genus Centaurea

dusty miller (noun)	centaury (noun)
herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant	any plant of the genus Centaurea
shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum	any of various plants of the genus Centaurium
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 dusty miller and centaury

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