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touch-me-not vs gourd vine

gourd vine vs touch-me-not

touch-me-not and gourd vine both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
touch-me-not Yes No No No
gourd vine Yes No No No
As nouns, gourd vine is a hypernym of touch-me-not; that is, gourd vine is a word with a broader meaning than touch-me-not:
  • touch-me-not: Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched
  • gourd vine: any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
Other hypernyms of touch-me-not include gourd.
touch-me-not (noun) gourd vine (noun)
North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched
prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled
Difference between touch-me-not and gourd vine

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