fleabane vs herb

herb vs fleabane

fleabane and herb both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fleabane	Yes	No	No	No
herb	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, herb is a hypernym of fleabane; that is, herb is a word with a broader meaning than fleabane:

fleabane: hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas
herb: a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

Other hypernyms of fleabane include herbaceous plant.

fleabane (noun)	herb (noun)
hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas	aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas	a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron

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