acidophilus vs probiotic flora

acidophilus and probiotic flora both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acidophilus	Yes	No	No	No
probiotic flora	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, probiotic flora is a hypernym of acidophilus; that is, probiotic flora is a word with a broader meaning than acidophilus:

acidophilus: a bacterium that is used to make yogurt and to supplement probiotics
probiotic flora: a beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant

Other hypernyms of acidophilus include probiotic, probiotic bacterium, probiotic microflora, lactobacillus.

acidophilus (noun)	probiotic flora (noun)
a bacterium that is used to make yogurt and to supplement probiotics	a beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant