aniseed vs seasoning

aniseed and seasoning both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

aniseed (noun)	seasoning (noun)
liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors	the act of adding a seasoning to food
	something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts