mock orange vs philadelphus

philadelphus vs mock orange

mock orange and philadelphus both are nouns.

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

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

mock orange: large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes
philadelphus: any of various chiefly deciduous ornamental shrubs of the genus Philadelphus having white sweet-scented flowers, single or in clusters; widely grown in temperate regions

mock orange (noun)	philadelphus (noun)
large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes	any of various chiefly deciduous ornamental shrubs of the genus Philadelphus having white sweet-scented flowers, single or in clusters; widely grown in temperate regions
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
shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit
small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States

Difference between mock orange and philadelphus

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