Podocarpus elongatus vs conifer

Podocarpus elongatus and conifer both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of Podocarpus elongatus include coniferous tree.

Podocarpus elongatus (noun)	conifer (noun)
South African tree or shrub having a rounded crown	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones