genus Zinnia vs family Asteraceae

genus Zinnia and family Asteraceae both are nouns.

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

genus Zinnia (noun)	family Asteraceae (noun)
genus of annual or perennial plants of tropical America having solitary heads of brightly colored flowers	plants with heads composed of many florets: aster, daisy, dandelion, goldenrod, marigold, lettuces, ragweed, sunflower, thistle, zinnia