genus Verbesina vs family Compositae

genus Verbesina and family Compositae both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
genus Verbesina	Yes	No	No	No
family Compositae	Yes	No	No	No

genus Verbesina (noun)	family Compositae (noun)
herbs and shrubs of warm North America to Mexico; includes plants formerly placed in genus Actinomeris	plants with heads composed of many florets: aster, daisy, dandelion, goldenrod, marigold, lettuces, ragweed, sunflower, thistle, zinnia