watercress vs Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum

Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum vs watercress

watercress and Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum both are nouns.

watercress is an adjective but Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
watercress	Yes	Yes	No	No
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum is a hyponym of watercress; that is, Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than watercress:

watercress: any of several water-loving cresses
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum: perennial Eurasian cress growing chiefly in springs or running water having fleshy pungent leaves used in salads or as a potherb or garnish; introduced in North America and elsewhere

Other hyponyms of watercress include American watercress, Cardamine rotundifolia, mountain watercress, common watercress, Nasturtium officinale, marsh cress, Rorippa islandica, yellow watercress, great yellowcress, Nasturtium amphibium, Rorippa amphibia.

watercress (noun)	Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (noun)
cresses that grow in clear ponds and streams	perennial Eurasian cress growing chiefly in springs or running water having fleshy pungent leaves used in salads or as a potherb or garnish; introduced in North America and elsewhere
any of several water-loving cresses

watercress (adjective)	Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (adjective)
of a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea green

Difference between watercress and Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum

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