family Asteraceae vs genus Xanthium

family Asteraceae and genus Xanthium both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
family Asteraceae	Yes	No	No	No
genus Xanthium	Yes	No	No	No

family Asteraceae (noun)	genus Xanthium (noun)
plants with heads composed of many florets: aster, daisy, dandelion, goldenrod, marigold, lettuces, ragweed, sunflower, thistle, zinnia	coarse herbs having small heads of greenish flowers followed by burrs with hooked bristles