camphor tree vs laurel

camphor tree and laurel both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
camphor tree	Yes	No	No	No
laurel	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, laurel is a hypernym of camphor tree; that is, laurel is a word with a broader meaning than camphor tree:

camphor tree: large evergreen tree of warm regions whose aromatic wood yields camphor
laurel: any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family

camphor tree (noun)	laurel (noun)
large evergreen tree of warm regions whose aromatic wood yields camphor	(antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory
	any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family