Malosma laurina vs shrub

Malosma laurina and shrub both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Malosma laurina	Yes	No	No	No
shrub	Yes	No	No	No

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

Malosma laurina: small aromatic evergreen shrub of California having paniculate leaves and whitish berries; in some classifications included in genus Rhus
shrub: a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

Other hypernyms of Malosma laurina include bush.

Malosma laurina (noun)	shrub (noun)
small aromatic evergreen shrub of California having paniculate leaves and whitish berries; in some classifications included in genus Rhus	a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems