vanilla bean vs seasoning

vanilla bean and seasoning both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vanilla bean	Yes	No	No	No
seasoning	Yes	No	No	No

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

Other hypernyms of vanilla bean include flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner.

vanilla bean (noun)	seasoning (noun)
long bean-like fruit; seeds are used as flavoring	the act of adding a seasoning to food
	something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts