plant family vs family Boraginaceae

family Boraginaceae vs plant family

plant family and family Boraginaceae both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plant family	Yes	No	No	No
family Boraginaceae	Yes	No	No	No

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

plant family: a family of plants
family Boraginaceae: a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit

Other hyponyms of plant family include gymnosperm family, bellflower family, Campanulaceae, family Campanulaceae, Dioscoreaceae, family Dioscoreaceae, yam family, Erythroxylaceae, family Erythroxylaceae, Crassulaceae, family Crassulaceae, stonecrop family, family Grossulariaceae, gooseberry family, Grossulariaceae, borage family, Boraginaceae, bladderwort family, family Lentibulariaceae, Lentibulariaceae, family Martyniaceae, Martyniaceae, family Pedaliaceae, Pedaliaceae, sesame family.

plant family (noun)	family Boraginaceae (noun)
a family of plants	a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit

Difference between plant family and family Boraginaceae

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