lac dye vs dye

lac dye and dye both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lac dye	Yes	No	No	No
dye	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, dye is a hypernym of lac dye; that is, dye is a word with a broader meaning than lac dye:

lac dye: scarlet dye like cochineal; extracted with alkali from stick lac
dye: a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair

Other hypernyms of lac dye include dyestuff.

lac dye (noun)	dye (noun)
scarlet dye like cochineal; extracted with alkali from stick lac	a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair

lac dye (verb)	dye (verb)
	color with dye
	color for microscopic study