groundberry vs shrub

shrub vs groundberry

groundberry and shrub both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
groundberry	Yes	No	No	No
shrub	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, shrub is a hypernym of groundberry; that is, shrub is a word with a broader meaning than groundberry:

groundberry: small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in genus Styphelia
shrub: a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

Other hypernyms of groundberry include bush.

groundberry (noun)	shrub (noun)
creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil	a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in genus Styphelia

Difference between groundberry and shrub

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