stalk vs cane

stalk and cane both are nouns.

stalk and cane both are verbs.

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

As nouns, cane is a hyponym of stalk; that is, cane 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
cane: a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane

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

stalk (noun)	cane (noun)
a stiff or threatening gait	a stiff switch, used to hit (usually students) as punishment
the act of following prey stealthily	a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush	a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane
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

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

Difference between stalk and cane

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