cayenne vs seasoning

cayenne and seasoning both are nouns.

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

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

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

cayenne (noun)	seasoning (noun)
ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum	the act of adding a seasoning to food
a long and often twisted hot red pepper	something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red