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family Iridaceae vs genus Iris

genus Iris vs family Iridaceae

family Iridaceae and genus Iris both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
family Iridaceae Yes No No No
genus Iris Yes No No No
As nouns, genus Iris is a hyponym of family Iridaceae; that is, genus Iris is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than family Iridaceae:
  • family Iridaceae: large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes or corms or bulbs
  • genus Iris: large genus of perennials that develop from bulbs or rhizomes
family Iridaceae (noun) genus Iris (noun)
large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes or corms or bulbs large genus of perennials that develop from bulbs or rhizomes
Difference between family Iridaceae and genus Iris

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