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helmetflower vs orchid

orchid vs helmetflower

helmetflower and orchid both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
helmetflower Yes No No No
orchid Yes No No No
As nouns, orchid is a hypernym of helmetflower; that is, orchid is a word with a broader meaning than helmetflower:
  • helmetflower: any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process
  • orchid: any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
Other hypernyms of helmetflower include orchidaceous plant.
helmetflower (noun) orchid (noun)
a herbaceous plant of the genus Scutellaria which has a calyx that, when inverted, resembles a helmet with its visor raised any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite
any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process
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