gingerroot vs flavorer

gingerroot and flavorer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gingerroot	Yes	No	No	No
flavorer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, flavorer is a hypernym of gingerroot; that is, flavorer is a word with a broader meaning than gingerroot:

gingerroot: pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery
flavorer: something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts

Other hypernyms of gingerroot include flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning.

gingerroot (noun)	flavorer (noun)
pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery	something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts