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plant organ vs foliage

foliage vs plant organ

plant organ and foliage both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
plant organ Yes No No No
foliage Yes No No No
As nouns, foliage is a hyponym of plant organ; that is, foliage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plant organ:
  • plant organ: a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus
  • foliage: the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
Other hyponyms of plant organ include reproductive structure, septum, honey gland, nectary, archegonium, calyx tube, floral cup, hypanthium, chlamys, floral envelope, perianth, perigone, perigonium, magic mushroom, mescal button, sacred mushroom, cup, hypobasidium, galea, gill, lamella, fruiting body, root, root cap, root hair, offset, runner, stolon, stalk, stem, capitulum, head, leaf, leafage, sprout.
plant organ (noun) foliage (noun)
a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
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