swamp willow vs willow

swamp willow and willow both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
swamp willow	Yes	No	No	No
willow	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, willow is a hypernym of swamp willow; that is, willow is a word with a broader meaning than swamp willow:

swamp willow: North American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear leaves growing close to streams and lakes
willow: any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix

Other hypernyms of swamp willow include willow tree.

swamp willow (noun)	willow (noun)
North American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear leaves growing close to streams and lakes	a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers
	any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix