nettle vs friendship plant

friendship plant vs nettle

nettle and friendship plant both are nouns.

nettle is a verb but friendship plant is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nettle	Yes	No	Yes	No
friendship plant	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, friendship plant is a hyponym of nettle; that is, friendship plant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nettle:

nettle: any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
friendship plant: low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers

Other hyponyms of nettle include stinging nettle, Urtica dioica, Roman nettle, Urtica pipulifera, Laportea canadensis, wood nettle, clearweed, dead nettle, Pilea pumilla, richweed, artillery plant, Pilea microphylla, panamica, panamiga, Pilea involucrata.

nettle (noun)	friendship plant (noun)
any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)	low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers

nettle (verb)	friendship plant (verb)
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation

Difference between nettle and friendship plant

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