stalk vs bulb

stalk and bulb both are nouns.

stalk is a verb but bulb is not a verb.

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

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

stalk: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
bulb: a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure

Other hyponyms of stalk include gynophore, carpophore, corn stalk, cornstalk, filament, funicle, funiculus, petiolule, cane, sporangiophore, cutting, slip, tuber, rhizome, rootstalk, rootstock, axis, caudex, beanstalk, cladode, cladophyll, phylloclad, phylloclade, caudex, stock, stipe, flower stalk, scape, leafstalk, petiole, corm, branch, culm, halm, haulm, bole, tree trunk, trunk.

stalk (noun)	bulb (noun)
a stiff or threatening gait	electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
the act of following prey stealthily	a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end)
a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush	a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ
a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ	lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata)
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds	a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
	anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop

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

Difference between stalk and bulb

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