laurel vs sassafras

laurel and sassafras both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
laurel	Yes	No	No	No
sassafras	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sassafras is a hyponym of laurel; that is, sassafras is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than laurel:

laurel: any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
sassafras: yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America

laurel (noun)	sassafras (noun)
(antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory	dried root bark of the sassafras tree
any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family	yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America