sassafras vs flavorer

sassafras and flavorer both are nouns.

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

As nouns, flavorer is a hypernym of sassafras; that is, flavorer is a word with a broader meaning than sassafras:

Other hypernyms of sassafras include flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning.

sassafras (noun)	flavorer (noun)
dried root bark of the sassafras tree	something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America