English muffin vs staff of life

English muffin and staff of life both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
English muffin	Yes	No	No	No
staff of life	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, staff of life is a hypernym of English muffin; that is, staff of life is a word with a broader meaning than English muffin:

English muffin: round, raised muffin cooked on a griddle; usually split and toasted before being eaten
staff of life: food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

Other hypernyms of English muffin include bread, breadstuff.

English muffin (noun)	staff of life (noun)
round, raised muffin cooked on a griddle; usually split and toasted before being eaten	food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked