turmeric vs flavouring

turmeric and flavouring both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
turmeric	Yes	No	No	No
flavouring	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, flavouring is a hypernym of turmeric; that is, flavouring is a word with a broader meaning than turmeric:

Other hypernyms of turmeric include flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, seasoner, seasoning.

turmeric (noun)	flavouring (noun)
ground dried rhizome of the turmeric plant used as seasoning	something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye