American dogwood vs Cornus stolonifera

American dogwood and Cornus stolonifera both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
American dogwood	Yes	No	No	No
Cornus stolonifera	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, American dogwood and Cornus stolonifera are synonyms defined as:

American dogwood and Cornus stolonifera: common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers

Other synonyms of American dogwood include red dogwood, red osier, red osier dogwood, redbrush.

American dogwood (noun)	Cornus stolonifera (noun)
common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers	common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers