violet vs downy yellow violet

downy yellow violet vs violet

violet and downy yellow violet both are nouns.

violet is an adjective but downy yellow violet is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
violet	Yes	Yes	No	No
downy yellow violet	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, downy yellow violet is a hyponym of violet; that is, downy yellow violet is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than violet:

violet: any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
downy yellow violet: violet of eastern North America having softly pubescent leaves and stems and clear yellow flowers with brown-purple veins

Other hyponyms of violet include American dog violet, Viola conspersa, sweet white violet, Viola blanda, white violet, woodland white violet, Canada violet, tall white violet, Viola canadensis, white violet, dog violet, heath violet, Viola canina, heartsease, two-eyed violet, Viola ocellata, English violet, garden violet, sweet violet, Viola odorata, bird's-foot violet, Johnny-jump-up, pansy violet, Viola pedata, wood violet, Viola pubescens, long-spurred violet, Viola rostrata, cream violet, pale violet, striped violet, Viola striata, hedge violet, Viola reichenbachiana, Viola sylvatica, wood violet.

violet (noun)	downy yellow violet (noun)
a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum	violet of eastern North America having softly pubescent leaves and stems and clear yellow flowers with brown-purple veins
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers

violet (adjective)	downy yellow violet (adjective)
of a color intermediate between red and blue

Difference between violet and downy yellow violet

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