petiole vs stem

stem vs petiole

petiole and stem both are nouns.

petiole is not a verb while stem is a verb.

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

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

petiole: the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf
stem: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

Other hypernyms of petiole include stalk.

petiole (noun)	stem (noun)
the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf	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

petiole (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 petiole and stem

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