silk gland vs secreter

silk gland and secreter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
silk gland	Yes	No	No	No
secreter	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, secreter is a hypernym of silk gland; that is, secreter is a word with a broader meaning than silk gland:

silk gland: silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders
secreter: any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream

Other hypernyms of silk gland include gland, secretor, secretory organ.

silk gland (noun)	secreter (noun)
silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders	any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream