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greenhood vs orchid

orchid vs greenhood

greenhood and orchid both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
greenhood Yes No No No
orchid Yes No No No
As nouns, orchid is a hypernym of greenhood; that is, orchid is a word with a broader meaning than greenhood:
  • greenhood: any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood
  • orchid: any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
Other hypernyms of greenhood include orchidaceous plant.
greenhood (noun) orchid (noun)
any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
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