gingerroot vs flavourer

gingerroot and flavourer both are nouns.

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

As nouns, flavourer is a hypernym of gingerroot; that is, flavourer 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
flavourer: something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts

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

gingerroot (noun)	flavourer (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