cycad vs gymnosperm

cycad and gymnosperm both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cycad	Yes	No	No	No
gymnosperm	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gymnosperm is a hypernym of cycad; that is, gymnosperm is a word with a broader meaning than cycad:

cycad: any tropical gymnosperm of the order Cycadales; having unbranched stems with a crown of fernlike leaves
gymnosperm: plants of the class Gymnospermae having seeds not enclosed in an ovary

cycad (noun)	gymnosperm (noun)
any tropical gymnosperm of the order Cycadales; having unbranched stems with a crown of fernlike leaves	plants of the class Gymnospermae having seeds not enclosed in an ovary