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wake-robin vs birthroot

birthroot vs wake-robin

wake-robin and birthroot both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wake-robin Yes No No No
birthroot Yes No No No
As nouns, birthroot is a hyponym of wake-robin; that is, birthroot is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wake-robin:
  • wake-robin: any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower
  • birthroot: trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirth
wake-robin (noun) birthroot (noun)
any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirth
common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries
Difference between wake-robin and birthroot

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