mei vs apricot

mei and apricot both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mei	Yes	No	No	No
apricot	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, apricot is a hypernym of mei; that is, apricot is a word with a broader meaning than mei:

mei: Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits
apricot: Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach

Other hypernyms of mei include apricot tree.

mei (noun)	apricot (noun)
Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits	a shade of pink tinged with yellow
	downy yellow to rosy-colored fruit resembling a small peach
	Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach