verticillium vs fungus

verticillium and fungus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
verticillium	Yes	No	No	No
fungus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fungus is a hypernym of verticillium; that is, fungus is a word with a broader meaning than verticillium:

verticillium: a fungus of the genus Verticillium
fungus: an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia

verticillium (noun)	fungus (noun)
a fungus of the genus Verticillium	an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia