branch vs stem

branch and stem both are nouns.

branch and stem both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
branch	Yes	No	Yes	No
stem	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, stem is a hypernym of branch; that is, stem is a word with a broader meaning than branch:

branch: a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
stem: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

Other hypernyms of branch include stalk.

branch (noun)	stem (noun)
any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm	a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
a division of some larger or more complex organization	front part of a vessel or aircraft
a stream or river connected to a larger one	the tube of a tobacco pipe
a natural consequence of development	cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant	(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
a part of a forked or branching shape	a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

branch (verb)	stem (verb)
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork	stop the flow of a liquid
grow and send out branches or branch-like structures	remove the stem from
	grow out of, have roots in, originate in
	cause to point inward

Difference between branch and stem

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