trefoil vs Medicago intertexta

Medicago intertexta vs trefoil

trefoil and Medicago intertexta both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
trefoil	Yes	No	No	No
Medicago intertexta	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Medicago intertexta is a hyponym of trefoil; that is, Medicago intertexta is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than trefoil:

trefoil: any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves
Medicago intertexta: an annual of the Mediterranean area having spiny seed pods and leaves with dark spots

Other hyponyms of trefoil include Medicago arborea, moon trefoil, Medicago falcata, sickle alfalfa, sickle lucerne, sickle medick, Calvary clover, Medicago echinus, black medick, hop clover, Medicago lupulina, nonesuch clover, yellow trefoil, alfalfa, lucerne, Medicago sativa.

trefoil (noun)	Medicago intertexta (noun)
an architectural ornament in the form of three arcs arranged in a circle	an annual of the Mediterranean area having spiny seed pods and leaves with dark spots
a plant of the genus Trifolium
any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves

Difference between trefoil and Medicago intertexta

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