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phytotoxin vs hemlock

hemlock vs phytotoxin

phytotoxin and hemlock both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
phytotoxin Yes No No No
hemlock Yes No No No
As nouns, hemlock is a hyponym of phytotoxin; that is, hemlock is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than phytotoxin:
  • phytotoxin: any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin
  • hemlock: poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium
Other hyponyms of phytotoxin include nicotine, strychnine, brucine, mycotoxin, curare, tubocurarine.
phytotoxin (noun) hemlock (noun)
any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin an evergreen tree, could refer to any one of a genus of conifers named Tsuga
soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock
large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous
poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium
Difference between phytotoxin and hemlock

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