ceiba tree vs Ceiba pentandra

ceiba tree and Ceiba pentandra both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ceiba tree	Yes	No	No	No
Ceiba pentandra	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ceiba tree and Ceiba pentandra are synonyms defined as:

ceiba tree and Ceiba pentandra: massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber

Other synonyms of ceiba tree include Bombay ceiba, God tree, kapok, silk-cotton tree, white silk-cotton tree.

ceiba tree (noun)	Ceiba pentandra (noun)
massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber	massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber