yew vs coniferous tree

yew and coniferous tree both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
yew	Yes	No	No	No
coniferous tree	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, coniferous tree is a hypernym of yew; that is, coniferous tree is a word with a broader meaning than yew:

yew: any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves
coniferous tree: any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones

Other hypernyms of yew include conifer.

yew (noun)	coniferous tree (noun)
any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows