nut vs palm kernel

nut and palm kernel both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nut	Yes	No	Yes	No
palm kernel	Yes	No	No	No

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

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

nut (noun)	palm kernel (noun)
a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt	seed of any oil palm
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)	palm kernel (verb)
gather nuts