caudex vs stalk

caudex and stalk both are nouns.

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

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

caudex: woody stem of palms and tree ferns
stalk: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

Other hypernyms of caudex include stem.

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

caudex: persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
stalk: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

Other hypernyms of caudex include stem.

caudex (noun)	stalk (noun)
woody stem of palms and tree ferns	a stiff or threatening gait
persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant	the act of following prey stealthily
	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

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