Tectaria macrodonta vs fern

Tectaria macrodonta and fern both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Tectaria macrodonta	Yes	No	No	No
fern	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fern is a hypernym of Tectaria macrodonta; that is, fern is a word with a broader meaning than Tectaria macrodonta:

Tectaria macrodonta: fern of tropical Asia having round buttonlike bulbils
fern: any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores

Tectaria macrodonta (noun)	fern (noun)
fern of tropical Asia having round buttonlike bulbils	any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores