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snail-flower vs legume

legume vs snail-flower

snail-flower and legume both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
snail-flower Yes No No No
legume Yes No No No
As nouns, legume is a hypernym of snail-flower; that is, legume is a word with a broader meaning than snail-flower:
  • snail-flower: perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus
  • legume: an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
Other hypernyms of snail-flower include leguminous plant.
snail-flower (noun) legume (noun)
perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)
an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case
Difference between snail-flower and legume

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