Hypernyms for "flowering shrub"
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Alpine golden chain
Asiatic sweetleaf
bird of paradise
Caesalpinia gilliesii
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
common laburnum
flamboyant tree
golden chain
golden rain
Laburnum alpinum
Laburnum anagyroides
paradise flower
poinciana
Poinciana gilliesii
Poinciana pulcherrima
pride of barbados
sapphire berry
Scotch laburnum
Symplocus paniculata
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.