ravenala vs woody plant

ravenala and woody plant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ravenala	Yes	No	No	No
woody plant	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, woody plant is a hypernym of ravenala; that is, woody plant is a word with a broader meaning than ravenala:

ravenala: giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an emergency source of water for travelers
woody plant: a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems

Other hypernyms of ravenala include ligneous plant.

ravenala (noun)	woody plant (noun)
giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an emergency source of water for travelers	a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems