fleabane vs Erigeron pulchellus

Erigeron pulchellus vs fleabane

fleabane and Erigeron pulchellus both are nouns.

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

As nouns, Erigeron pulchellus is a hyponym of fleabane; that is, Erigeron pulchellus 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 pulchellus: common perennial of eastern North America having flowers with usually violet-purple rays

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

fleabane (noun)	Erigeron pulchellus (noun)
hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas	common perennial of eastern North America having flowers with usually violet-purple rays
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 pulchellus

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