ropebark vs shrub

ropebark and shrub both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ropebark	Yes	No	No	No
shrub	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, shrub is a hypernym of ropebark; that is, shrub is a word with a broader meaning than ropebark:

ropebark: deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers
shrub: a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

Other hypernyms of ropebark include bush.

ropebark (noun)	shrub (noun)
deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers	a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems