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shell-flower vs swamp plant

swamp plant vs shell-flower

shell-flower and swamp plant both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shell-flower Yes No No No
swamp plant Yes No No No
As nouns, swamp plant is a hypernym of shell-flower; that is, swamp plant is a word with a broader meaning than shell-flower:
  • shell-flower: showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple
  • swamp plant: a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath
Other hypernyms of shell-flower include bog plant, marsh plant.
shell-flower (noun) swamp plant (noun)
showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath
Difference between shell-flower and swamp plant

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