mock orange vs buckthorn

buckthorn vs mock orange

mock orange and buckthorn both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mock orange	Yes	No	No	No
buckthorn	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, buckthorn is a hypernym of mock orange; that is, buckthorn is a word with a broader meaning than mock orange:

mock orange: shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit
buckthorn: any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia

mock orange (noun)	buckthorn (noun)
large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes	any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia
small shrubby deciduous yellowwood tree of south central United States having spines, glossy dark green leaves and an inedible fruit that resembles an orange; its hard orange-colored wood used for bows by Native Americans; frequently planted as boundary hedge	a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments
shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit	an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions
small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States

Difference between mock orange and buckthorn

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