flower stalk vs stem

stem vs flower stalk

flower stalk and stem both are nouns.

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

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

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

flower stalk: erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
stem: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

Other hypernyms of flower stalk include stalk.

flower stalk (noun)	stem (noun)
erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip	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

flower 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 flower stalk and stem

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