nut vs edible nut

nut and edible nut both are nouns.

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

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

nut: usually large hard-shelled seed
edible nut: a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell

Other hyponyms of nut include cedar nut, cembra nut, cola nut, kola nut, mast, palm kernel, palm nut, nutlet.

nut (noun)	edible nut (noun)
a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt	a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell
one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
a whimsically eccentric person
usually large hard-shelled seed
half the width of an em

nut (verb)	edible nut (verb)
gather nuts