pink vs grass pink

grass pink vs pink

pink and grass pink both are nouns.

pink is an adjective but grass pink is not an adjective.

pink is a verb but grass pink is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pink	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
grass pink	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, grass pink is a hyponym of pink; that is, grass pink is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pink:

pink: any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
grass pink: European pink cultivated for its very fragrant pink or rosy flowers

Other hyponyms of pink include Dianthus barbatus, sweet William, carnation, clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, gillyflower, china pink, Dianthus chinensis, rainbow pink, Dianthus deltoides, maiden pink, cheddar pink, Diangus gratianopolitanus, button pink, Dianthus latifolius, cottage pink, Dianthus plumarius, Dianthus supurbus, fringed pink.

pink (noun)	grass pink (noun)
a light shade of red	an orchid
a person with mildly leftist political views	European pink cultivated for its very fragrant pink or rosy flowers
any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers

pink (adjective)	grass pink (adjective)
of a light shade of red

pink (verb)	grass pink (verb)
cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing
make light, repeated taps on a surface
sound like a car engine that is firing too early

Difference between pink and grass pink

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