Betula vs American gray birch

Betula and American gray birch both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Betula	Yes	No	No	No
American gray birch	Yes	No	No	No

Betula (noun)	American gray birch (noun)
a genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches)	medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or pale grey bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a second-growth forest tree