sassafras laurel vs laurel

sassafras laurel and laurel both are nouns.

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

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

sassafras laurel: Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood
laurel: any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family

sassafras laurel (noun)	laurel (noun)
Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood	(antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory
	any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family