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sorrel vs herbaceous plant

herbaceous plant vs sorrel

sorrel and herbaceous plant both are nouns.

sorrel is an adjective but herbaceous plant is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sorrel Yes Yes No No
herbaceous plant Yes No No No
As nouns, herbaceous plant is a hypernym of sorrel; that is, herbaceous plant is a word with a broader meaning than sorrel:
  • sorrel: any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
  • herbaceous plant: a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
Other hypernyms of sorrel include herb.
As nouns, herbaceous plant is a hypernym of sorrel; that is, herbaceous plant is a word with a broader meaning than sorrel:
  • sorrel: any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
  • herbaceous plant: a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
Other hypernyms of sorrel include herb.
sorrel (noun) herbaceous plant (noun)
a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces
any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber
sorrel (adjective) herbaceous plant (adjective)
of a light brownish color
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