mallow family vs mallow

mallow family and mallow both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mallow family	Yes	No	No	No
mallow	Yes	No	No	No

mallow family (noun)	mallow (noun)
herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows, cotton, okra	any of various plants of the family Malvaceae