palm tree vs palm family

palm tree and palm family both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
palm tree	Yes	No	No	No
palm family	Yes	No	No	No

palm tree (noun)	palm family (noun)
any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves	chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales