edible fat vs lard

edible fat and lard both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
edible fat	Yes	No	No	No
lard	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, lard is a hyponym of edible fat; that is, lard is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than edible fat:

edible fat: oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of fatty tissue in animals and in seeds and other plant tissue
lard: soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog

Other hyponyms of edible fat include cracklings, marbling, shortening, suet, drippings, oil, vegetable oil.

edible fat (noun)	lard (noun)
oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of fatty tissue in animals and in seeds and other plant tissue	soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog

edible fat (verb)	lard (verb)
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	prepare or cook with lard