European cranberrybush vs shrub

European cranberrybush and shrub both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
European cranberrybush	Yes	No	No	No
shrub	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, shrub is a hypernym of European cranberrybush; that is, shrub is a word with a broader meaning than European cranberrybush:

European cranberrybush: deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berries
shrub: a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

Other hypernyms of European cranberrybush include bush.

European cranberrybush (noun)	shrub (noun)
deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berries	a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems