cane vs stalk

cane and stalk both are nouns.

cane and stalk both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cane	Yes	No	Yes	No
stalk	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, stalk is a hypernym of cane; that is, stalk is a word with a broader meaning than cane:

cane: a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane
stalk: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

Other hypernyms of cane include stem.

cane (noun)	stalk (noun)
a stiff switch, used to hit (usually students) as punishment	a stiff or threatening gait
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk	the act of following prey stealthily
a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane	a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
	a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
	material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

cane (verb)	stalk (verb)
beat with a cane	walk stiffly
	follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
	go through (an area) in search of prey

Difference between cane and stalk

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