horehound vs candy

horehound and candy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
horehound	Yes	No	No	No
candy	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, candy is a hypernym of horehound; that is, candy is a word with a broader meaning than horehound:

horehound: a candy that is flavored with an extract of the horehound plant
candy: a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

Other hypernyms of horehound include confect.

horehound (noun)	candy (noun)
a candy that is flavored with an extract of the horehound plant	a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Marrubium

horehound (verb)	candy (verb)
	coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze