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thistle vs nodding thistle

nodding thistle vs thistle

thistle and nodding thistle both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
thistle Yes No No No
nodding thistle Yes No No No
As nouns, nodding thistle is a hyponym of thistle; that is, nodding 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
  • nodding thistle: Eurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky crimson flower heads; valuable source of nectar
Other hyponyms of thistle include Carduus crispus, welted thistle, Carduus nutans, musk thistle, carline thistle, plume thistle, plumed thistle, Cirsium discolor, field thistle, Cirsium helenioides, Cirsium heterophylum, melancholy thistle, blessed thistle, Cnicus benedictus, sweet sultan, cotton thistle, Onopordon acanthium, Onopordum acanthium, Scotch thistle, woolly thistle, golden thistle.
thistle (noun) nodding 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
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