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milkweed vs sow thistle

sow thistle vs milkweed

milkweed and sow thistle both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
milkweed Yes No No No
sow thistle Yes No No No
As nouns, sow thistle is a hypernym of milkweed; that is, sow thistle is a word with a broader meaning than milkweed:
  • milkweed: annual Eurasian sow thistle with soft spiny leaves and rayed yellow flower heads
  • sow thistle: any of several Old World coarse prickly-leaved shrubs and subshrubs having milky juice and yellow flowers; widely naturalized; often noxious weeds in cultivated soil
Other hypernyms of milkweed include milk thistle.
milkweed (noun) sow thistle (noun)
any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts any of several Old World coarse prickly-leaved shrubs and subshrubs having milky juice and yellow flowers; widely naturalized; often noxious weeds in cultivated soil
annual Eurasian sow thistle with soft spiny leaves and rayed yellow flower heads
Difference between milkweed and sow thistle

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