Ficus carica sylvestris vs fig

Ficus carica sylvestris and fig both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Ficus carica sylvestris	Yes	No	No	No
fig	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fig is a hypernym of Ficus carica sylvestris; that is, fig is a word with a broader meaning than Ficus carica sylvestris:

Ficus carica sylvestris: wild variety of the common fig used to facilitate pollination of certain figs
fig: Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit

Other hypernyms of Ficus carica sylvestris include common fig, common fig tree, Ficus carica.

Ficus carica sylvestris (noun)	fig (noun)
wild variety of the common fig used to facilitate pollination of certain figs	a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
	fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried
	Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit