outward-developing vs botany

outward-developing is not a noun while botany is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
outward-developing	No	Yes	No	No
botany	Yes	No	No	No

outward-developing (noun)	botany (noun)
	the branch of biology that studies plants
	all the plant life in a particular region or period

outward-developing (adjective)	botany (adjective)
away from an axis, as in a flower cluster in which the oldest flowers are in the center, the youngest near the edge