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hair vs outgrowth

outgrowth vs hair

hair and outgrowth both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hair Yes No No No
outgrowth Yes No No No
As nouns, outgrowth is a hypernym of hair; that is, outgrowth is a word with a broader meaning than hair:
  • hair: a filamentous projection or process on an organism
  • outgrowth: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
Other hypernyms of hair include appendage, process.
hair (noun) outgrowth (noun)
a filamentous projection or process on an organism a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments the gradual beginning or coming forth
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss a natural consequence of development
any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal
filamentous hairlike growth on a plant
a very small distance or space
Difference between hair and outgrowth

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