plant organ vs stalk

stalk vs plant organ

plant organ and stalk both are nouns.

plant organ is not a verb while stalk is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plant organ	Yes	No	No	No
stalk	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, stalk is a hyponym of plant organ; that is, stalk is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plant organ:

plant organ: a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus
stalk: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

Other hyponyms of plant organ include reproductive structure, septum, honey gland, nectary, archegonium, calyx tube, floral cup, hypanthium, chlamys, floral envelope, perianth, perigone, perigonium, magic mushroom, mescal button, sacred mushroom, cup, hypobasidium, galea, gill, lamella, fruiting body, root, root cap, root hair, offset, runner, stolon, stem, capitulum, head, foliage, leaf, leafage, sprout.

plant organ (noun)	stalk (noun)
a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus	a stiff or threatening gait
	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

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

Difference between plant organ and stalk

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