milkweed vs herbaceous plant

herbaceous plant vs milkweed

milkweed and herbaceous plant both are nouns.

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

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

milkweed: any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts
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 milkweed include herb.

milkweed (noun)	herbaceous plant (noun)
any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts	a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
annual Eurasian sow thistle with soft spiny leaves and rayed yellow flower heads

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