sweet gum tree vs liquidambar

sweet gum tree and liquidambar both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sweet gum tree	Yes	No	No	No
liquidambar	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, liquidambar is a hypernym of sweet gum tree; that is, liquidambar is a word with a broader meaning than sweet gum tree:

sweet gum tree: a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap
liquidambar: any tree of the genus Liquidambar

sweet gum tree (noun)	liquidambar (noun)
a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap	any tree of the genus Liquidambar
	aromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree