chestnut vs edible nut

edible nut vs chestnut

chestnut and edible nut both are nouns.

chestnut is an adjective but edible nut is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chestnut	Yes	Yes	No	No
edible nut	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, edible nut is a hypernym of chestnut; that is, edible nut is a word with a broader meaning than chestnut:

chestnut: edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
edible nut: a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell

chestnut (noun)	edible nut (noun)
a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse	a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell
a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg
the brown color of chestnuts
edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea

chestnut (adjective)	edible nut (adjective)
(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color

Difference between chestnut and edible nut

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