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wood-fern vs Dryopteris filix-mas

Dryopteris filix-mas vs wood-fern

wood-fern and Dryopteris filix-mas both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wood-fern Yes No No No
Dryopteris filix-mas Yes No No No
As nouns, Dryopteris filix-mas is a hyponym of wood-fern; that is, Dryopteris filix-mas is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wood-fern:
  • wood-fern: any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris
  • Dryopteris filix-mas: fern of North America and Europe whose rhizomes and stalks yield an oleoresin used to expel tapeworms
wood-fern (noun) Dryopteris filix-mas (noun)
any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris fern of North America and Europe whose rhizomes and stalks yield an oleoresin used to expel tapeworms
Difference between wood-fern and Dryopteris filix-mas

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