Lindera benzoin vs shrub

Lindera benzoin and shrub both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Lindera benzoin	Yes	No	No	No
shrub	Yes	No	No	No

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

Lindera benzoin: deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries
shrub: a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

Other hypernyms of Lindera benzoin include bush.

Lindera benzoin (noun)	shrub (noun)
deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries	a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems