cocoa palm vs Cocos nucifera

cocoa palm and Cocos nucifera both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cocoa palm	Yes	No	No	No
Cocos nucifera	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cocoa palm and Cocos nucifera are synonyms defined as:

cocoa palm and Cocos nucifera: tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics

Other synonyms of cocoa palm include coco, coco palm, coconut, coconut palm, coconut tree.

cocoa palm (noun)	Cocos nucifera (noun)
tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics	tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics