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elder vs shrub

shrub vs elder

elder and shrub both are nouns.

elder is an adjective but shrub is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
elder Yes Yes No No
shrub Yes No No No
As nouns, shrub is a hypernym of elder; that is, shrub is a word with a broader meaning than elder:
  • elder: any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
  • shrub: a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Other hypernyms of elder include bush.
elder (noun) shrub (noun)
a person who is older than you are a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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) shrub (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 shrub

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