edible nut vs peanut

peanut vs edible nut

edible nut and peanut both are nouns.

edible nut is not an adjective while peanut is an adjective.

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

As nouns, peanut is a hyponym of edible nut; that is, peanut 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
peanut: pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms

Other hyponyms of edible nut include bunya bunya, earthnut, goober, goober pea, groundnut, monkey nut, almond, quandong nut, beechnut, walnut, brazil, brazil nut, butternut, souari nut, cashew, cashew nut, chestnut, chincapin, chinkapin, chinquapin, cob, cobnut, filbert, hazelnut, cocoanut, coconut, grugru nut, hickory nut, macadamia nut, pecan, pignolia, pine nut, pinon nut, pistachio, pistachio nut.

edible nut (noun)	peanut (noun)
a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell	pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms
	a young child who is small for his age
	widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground
	underground pod of the peanut vine

edible nut (adjective)	peanut (adjective)
	of little importance or influence or power; of minor status

Difference between edible nut and peanut

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