Primula elatior vs primula

Primula elatior and primula both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Primula elatior	Yes	No	No	No
primula	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, primula is a hypernym of Primula elatior; that is, primula is a word with a broader meaning than Primula elatior:

Primula elatior: Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel
primula: any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads

Other hypernyms of Primula elatior include primrose.

Primula elatior (noun)	primula (noun)
Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel	any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads