hexenbesen vs tuft

hexenbesen and tuft both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hexenbesen	Yes	No	No	No
tuft	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tuft is a hypernym of hexenbesen; that is, tuft is a word with a broader meaning than hexenbesen:

hexenbesen: an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance
tuft: a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass

Other hypernyms of hexenbesen include tussock.

hexenbesen (noun)	tuft (noun)
an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance	a bunch of feathers or hair
	a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass