desert vs parcel of land

desert and parcel of land both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
desert	Yes	No	Yes	No
parcel of land	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, parcel of land is a hypernym of desert; that is, parcel of land is a word with a broader meaning than desert:

Other hypernyms of desert include biome, parcel, piece of ground, piece of land, tract.

desert (noun)	parcel of land (noun)
arid land with little or no vegetation	an extended area of land
(usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment

desert (verb)	parcel of land (verb)
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
leave behind
desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army