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wintergreen vs Pyrola elliptica

Pyrola elliptica vs wintergreen

wintergreen and Pyrola elliptica both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wintergreen Yes No No No
Pyrola elliptica Yes No No No
As nouns, Pyrola elliptica is a hyponym of wintergreen; that is, Pyrola elliptica is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wintergreen:
  • wintergreen: any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola
  • Pyrola elliptica: North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters
wintergreen (noun) Pyrola elliptica (noun)
spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters
any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola
creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil
Difference between wintergreen and Pyrola elliptica

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