Podocarpus elatus vs conifer

Podocarpus elatus and conifer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Podocarpus elatus	Yes	No	No	No
conifer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, conifer is a hypernym of Podocarpus elatus; that is, conifer is a word with a broader meaning than Podocarpus elatus:

Podocarpus elatus: large Australian tree with straight-grained yellow wood that turns brown on exposure
conifer: any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones

Other hypernyms of Podocarpus elatus include coniferous tree.

Podocarpus elatus (noun)	conifer (noun)
large Australian tree with straight-grained yellow wood that turns brown on exposure	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones