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thistle vs cotton thistle

cotton thistle vs thistle

thistle and cotton thistle both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
thistle Yes No No No
cotton thistle Yes No No No
As nouns, cotton thistle is a hyponym of thistle; that is, cotton thistle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than thistle:
  • thistle: any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves
  • cotton thistle: biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America
thistle (noun) cotton thistle (noun)
any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America
Difference between thistle and cotton thistle

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