allspice vs shrub

allspice and shrub both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
allspice	Yes	No	No	No
shrub	Yes	No	No	No

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

allspice: deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States
shrub: a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

Other hypernyms of allspice include bush.

allspice (noun)	shrub (noun)
ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves	a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries
deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States