touch-me-not vs herb

herb vs touch-me-not

touch-me-not and herb both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
touch-me-not	Yes	No	No	No
herb	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, herb is a hypernym of touch-me-not; that is, herb is a word with a broader meaning than touch-me-not:

touch-me-not: North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil
herb: a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

Other hypernyms of touch-me-not include herbaceous plant.

touch-me-not (noun)	herb (noun)
North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil	aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched	a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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

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