genus Phoenix vs phoenix

genus Phoenix and phoenix both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
genus Phoenix	Yes	No	No	No
phoenix	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, genus Phoenix and phoenix are synonyms defined as:

genus Phoenix and phoenix: a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa

genus Phoenix (noun)	phoenix (noun)
a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa	a legendary Arabian bird said to periodically burn itself to death and emerge from the ashes as a new phoenix; according to most versions only one phoenix lived at a time and it renewed itself every 500 years
	a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa