anil vs dye

anil and dye both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
anil	Yes	No	No	No
dye	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, dye is a hypernym of anil; that is, dye is a word with a broader meaning than anil:

anil: a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically
dye: a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair

Other hypernyms of anil include dyestuff.

anil (noun)	dye (noun)
shrub of West Indies and South America that is a source of indigo dye	a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically

anil (verb)	dye (verb)
	color with dye
	color for microscopic study