Ipomoea alba vs moonflower

Ipomoea alba and moonflower both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Ipomoea alba	Yes	No	No	No
moonflower	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Ipomoea alba and moonflower are synonyms defined as:

Ipomoea alba and moonflower: pantropical climber having white fragrant nocturnal flowers

Other synonyms of Ipomoea alba include belle de nuit.

Ipomoea alba (noun)	moonflower (noun)
pantropical climber having white fragrant nocturnal flowers	pantropical climber having white fragrant nocturnal flowers