anise vs seasoning

anise and seasoning both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
anise	Yes	No	No	No
seasoning	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, seasoning is a hypernym of anise; that is, seasoning is a word with a broader meaning than anise:

anise: liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors
seasoning: something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts

Other hypernyms of anise include flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner.

anise (noun)	seasoning (noun)
liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors	the act of adding a seasoning to food
native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery	something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts