gillyflower vs pink

pink vs gillyflower

gillyflower and pink both are nouns.

gillyflower is not an adjective while pink is an adjective.

gillyflower is not a verb while pink is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gillyflower	Yes	No	No	No
pink	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, pink is a hypernym of gillyflower; that is, pink is a word with a broader meaning than gillyflower:

gillyflower: Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
pink: any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers

Other hypernyms of gillyflower include garden pink.

gillyflower (noun)	pink (noun)
Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors	a light shade of red
any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers	a person with mildly leftist political views
	any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers

gillyflower (adjective)	pink (adjective)
	of a light shade of red

gillyflower (verb)	pink (verb)
	cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing
	make light, repeated taps on a surface
	sound like a car engine that is firing too early

Difference between gillyflower and pink

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