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thistle vs woolly thistle

woolly thistle vs thistle

thistle and woolly thistle both are nouns.

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

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