packinghouse vs edifice

packinghouse and edifice both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
packinghouse	Yes	No	No	No
edifice	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, edifice is a hypernym of packinghouse; that is, edifice is a word with a broader meaning than packinghouse:

packinghouse: a building where foodstuffs are processed and packed
edifice: a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

Other hypernyms of packinghouse include building.

packinghouse (noun)	edifice (noun)
a plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products	a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
a building where foodstuffs are processed and packed