corn stalk vs stem

stem vs corn stalk

corn stalk and stem both are nouns.

corn stalk is not a verb while stem is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
corn stalk	Yes	No	No	No
stem	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

corn stalk: the stalk of a corn plant
stem: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

Other hypernyms of corn stalk include stalk.

corn stalk (noun)	stem (noun)
the stalk of a corn plant	a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
	front part of a vessel or aircraft
	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

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

Difference between corn stalk and stem

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