Ixia vs genus Ixia

Ixia and genus Ixia both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Ixia	Yes	No	No	No
genus Ixia	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Ixia and genus Ixia are synonyms defined as:

Ixia and genus Ixia: a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae, comprising a number of cormous plants native to South Africa (Ixia)

Ixia (noun)	genus Ixia (noun)
a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae, comprising a number of cormous plants native to South Africa (Ixia)	a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae, comprising a number of cormous plants native to South Africa (Ixia)