African yellowwood vs conifer

African yellowwood and conifer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
African yellowwood	Yes	No	No	No
conifer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, conifer is a hypernym of African yellowwood; that is, conifer is a word with a broader meaning than African yellowwood:

Other hypernyms of African yellowwood include coniferous tree.

African yellowwood (noun)	conifer (noun)
South African tree or shrub having a rounded crown	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones