genus Ficus vs Ficus

genus Ficus and Ficus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
genus Ficus	Yes	No	No	No
Ficus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, genus Ficus and Ficus are synonyms defined as:

genus Ficus and Ficus: large genus of tropical trees or shrubs or climbers including fig trees

genus Ficus (noun)	Ficus (noun)
large genus of tropical trees or shrubs or climbers including fig trees	large genus of tropical trees or shrubs or climbers including fig trees