cane vs stem

cane and stem both are nouns.

cane and stem both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of cane include stalk.

cane (noun)	stem (noun)
a stiff switch, used to hit (usually students) as punishment	a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk	front part of a vessel or aircraft
a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane	the tube of a tobacco pipe
	cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
	(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
	a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

cane (verb)	stem (verb)
beat with a cane	stop the flow of a liquid
	remove the stem from
	grow out of, have roots in, originate in
	cause to point inward

Difference between cane and stem

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