dessert apple vs apple

dessert apple and apple both are nouns.

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

As nouns, apple is a hypernym of dessert apple; that is, apple is a word with a broader meaning than dessert apple:

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

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