almond-leaves willow vs willow

almond-leaves willow and willow both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
almond-leaves willow	Yes	No	No	No
willow	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, willow is a hypernym of almond-leaves willow; that is, willow is a word with a broader meaning than almond-leaves willow:

almond-leaves willow: willow of the western United States with leaves like those of peach or almond trees
willow: any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix

Other hypernyms of almond-leaves willow include willow tree.

almond-leaves willow (noun)	willow (noun)
willow of the western United States with leaves like those of peach or almond trees	a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers
	any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix