stalk vs caudex

caudex vs stalk

stalk and caudex both are nouns.

stalk is a verb but caudex is not a verb.

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

As nouns, caudex is a hyponym of stalk; that is, caudex 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
caudex: woody stem of palms and tree ferns

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

stalk (noun)	caudex (noun)
a stiff or threatening gait	woody stem of palms and tree ferns
the act of following prey stealthily	persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
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

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

Difference between stalk and caudex

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