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thistle vs musk thistle

musk thistle vs thistle

thistle and musk thistle both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
thistle Yes No No No
musk thistle Yes No No No
As nouns, musk thistle is a hyponym of thistle; that is, musk 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
  • musk thistle: Eurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky crimson flower heads; valuable source of nectar
thistle (noun) musk thistle (noun)
any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves Eurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky crimson flower heads; valuable source of nectar
Difference between thistle and musk thistle

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