sassafras vs seasoning

sassafras and seasoning both are nouns.

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

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

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

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