woodwaxen vs broom

broom vs woodwaxen

woodwaxen and broom both are nouns.

woodwaxen is not a verb while broom is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
woodwaxen	Yes	No	No	No
broom	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, broom is a hypernym of woodwaxen; that is, broom is a word with a broader meaning than woodwaxen:

woodwaxen: small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental
broom: any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers

woodwaxen (noun)	broom (noun)
small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental	a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
	any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers
	common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the Northern Hemisphere

woodwaxen (verb)	broom (verb)
	sweep with a broom or as if with a broom
	finish with a broom

Difference between woodwaxen and broom

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