genus Lasthenia vs family Asteraceae

genus Lasthenia and family Asteraceae both are nouns.

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

genus Lasthenia (noun)	family Asteraceae (noun)
small genus of herbs of Pacific coast of North and South America	plants with heads composed of many florets: aster, daisy, dandelion, goldenrod, marigold, lettuces, ragweed, sunflower, thistle, zinnia