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wild parsnip vs weed

weed vs wild parsnip

wild parsnip and weed both are nouns.

wild parsnip is not a verb while weed is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wild parsnip Yes No No No
weed Yes No Yes No
As nouns, weed is a hypernym of wild parsnip; that is, weed is a word with a broader meaning than wild parsnip:
  • wild parsnip: biennial weed in Europe and America having large pinnate leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and somewhat poisonous root; the ancestor of cultivated parsnip
  • weed: any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
Other hypernyms of wild parsnip include parsnip, Pastinaca sativa.
wild parsnip (noun) weed (noun)
biennial weed in Europe and America having large pinnate leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and somewhat poisonous root; the ancestor of cultivated parsnip street names for marijuana
a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning
any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
wild parsnip (verb) weed (verb)
clear of weeds
Difference between wild parsnip and weed

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