cinnamon vs laurel

cinnamon and laurel both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cinnamon	Yes	No	No	No
laurel	Yes	No	No	No

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

cinnamon: tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon
laurel: any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family

cinnamon (noun)	laurel (noun)
spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground	(antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory
tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon	any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
aromatic bark used as a spice