is a specific kind of: palm, palm tree.

is a broader term that covers: Acrocomia vinifera, coyol, coyol palm | Acrocomia aculeata, gri-gri, grugru, grugru palm, macamba | areca | Attalea funifera, bahia coquilla, Bahia piassava, piassava palm, pissaba palm | Ceroxylon alpinum, Ceroxylon andicola, wax palm | oil palm | babassu, babassu palm, coco de macao, Orbignya martiana, Orbignya phalerata, Orbignya spesiosa | cohune, cohune palm, Orbignya cohune | date palm, Phoenix dactylifera | ivory-nut palm, ivory palm, ivory plant, Phytelephas macrocarpa.