edible nut vs almond

edible nut and almond both are nouns.

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

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

edible nut: a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell
almond: oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree

edible nut (noun)	almond (noun)
a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell	oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree
	small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California