neophyte vs flora

neophyte and flora both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
neophyte	Yes	No	No	No
flora	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, flora is a hypernym of neophyte; that is, flora is a word with a broader meaning than neophyte:

neophyte: a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously
flora: (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion

Other hypernyms of neophyte include plant, plant life.

neophyte (noun)	flora (noun)
any new participant in some activity	(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist	all the plant life in a particular region or period
a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously