apple vs dessert apple

apple and dessert apple both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
apple	Yes	No	No	No
dessert apple	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dessert apple is a hyponym of apple; that is, dessert apple is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than apple:

apple: fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
dessert apple: an apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking

Other hyponyms of apple include crab apple, crabapple, eating apple, cooking apple.

apple (noun)	dessert apple (noun)
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh	an apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking
native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits