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fever tree vs shrub

shrub vs fever tree

fever tree and shrub both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fever tree Yes No No No
shrub Yes No No No
As nouns, shrub is a hypernym of fever tree; that is, shrub is a word with a broader meaning than fever tree:
  • fever tree: ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever
  • shrub: a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Other hypernyms of fever tree include bush.
fever tree (noun) shrub (noun)
any of several trees having leaves or bark used to allay fever or thought to indicate regions free of fever a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever
tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a medicinal oil; young leaves are bluish
African tree supposed to mark healthful regions
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