matai vs coniferous tree

matai and coniferous tree both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
matai	Yes	No	No	No
coniferous tree	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, coniferous tree is a hypernym of matai; that is, coniferous tree is a word with a broader meaning than matai:

Other hypernyms of matai include conifer.

matai (noun)	coniferous tree (noun)
conifer of Australia and New Zealand	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones