fleabane vs Erigeron acer

Erigeron acer vs fleabane

fleabane and Erigeron acer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fleabane	Yes	No	No	No
Erigeron acer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Erigeron acer is a hyponym of fleabane; that is, Erigeron acer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fleabane:

fleabane: any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas
Erigeron acer: widespread weed with pale purple-blue flowers

Other hyponyms of fleabane include blue fleabane, daisy fleabane, Erigeron annuus, Erigeron aurantiacus, orange daisy, orange fleabane, Erigeron divergens, spreading fleabane, beach aster, Erigeron glaucous, seaside daisy, Erigeron philadelphicus, Philadelphia fleabane, Erigeron pulchellus, robin's plantain, Erigeron speciosus, showy daisy.

fleabane (noun)	Erigeron acer (noun)
hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas	widespread weed with pale purple-blue flowers
any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas
common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron

Difference between fleabane and Erigeron acer

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