saffron vs seasoning

saffron and seasoning both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
saffron	Yes	No	No	No
seasoning	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, seasoning is a hypernym of saffron; that is, seasoning is a word with a broader meaning than saffron:

Other hypernyms of saffron include flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner.

saffron (noun)	seasoning (noun)
a shade of yellow tinged with orange	the act of adding a seasoning to food
dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus	something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food