Cinnamomum camphora vs laurel

Cinnamomum camphora and laurel both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Cinnamomum camphora	Yes	No	No	No
laurel	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, laurel is a hypernym of Cinnamomum camphora; that is, laurel is a word with a broader meaning than Cinnamomum camphora:

Cinnamomum camphora: large evergreen tree of warm regions whose aromatic wood yields camphor
laurel: any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family

Cinnamomum camphora (noun)	laurel (noun)
large evergreen tree of warm regions whose aromatic wood yields camphor	(antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory
	any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family