liquorice vs herbaceous plant

herbaceous plant vs liquorice

liquorice and herbaceous plant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
liquorice	Yes	No	No	No
herbaceous plant	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, herbaceous plant is a hypernym of liquorice; that is, herbaceous plant is a word with a broader meaning than liquorice:

liquorice: deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots
herbaceous plant: a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

Other hypernyms of liquorice include herb.

liquorice (noun)	herbaceous plant (noun)
a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant	a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots

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