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elder vs danewort

danewort vs elder

elder and danewort both are nouns.

elder is an adjective but danewort is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
elder Yes Yes No No
danewort Yes No No No
As nouns, danewort is a hyponym of elder; that is, danewort is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than elder:
  • elder: any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
  • danewort: dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a nauseous odor
elder (noun) danewort (noun)
a person who is older than you are dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a nauseous odor
any of various church officers
any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
elder (adjective) danewort (adjective)
used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
Difference between elder and danewort

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