layer vs cell wall

cell wall vs layer

layer and cell wall both are nouns.

layer is a verb but cell wall is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
layer	Yes	No	Yes	No
cell wall	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cell wall is a hyponym of layer; that is, cell wall is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than layer:

layer: a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
cell wall: a rigid layer of polysaccharides enclosing the membrane of plant and prokaryotic cells; maintains the shape of the cell and serves as a protective barrier

Other hyponyms of layer include stratum, asthenosphere, chromosphere, crust, Earth's crust, exosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, lithosphere, lower mantle, mantle, mesosphere, ozone layer, ozonosphere, stratosphere, Earth's surface, surface, thermosphere, tropopause, troposphere, upper mantle, snow.

layer (noun)	cell wall (noun)
thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells	a rigid layer of polysaccharides enclosing the membrane of plant and prokaryotic cells; maintains the shape of the cell and serves as a protective barrier
a hen that lays eggs
single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another

layer (verb)	cell wall (verb)
make or form a layer

Difference between layer and cell wall

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