stalk vs filament

filament vs stalk

stalk and filament both are nouns.

stalk is a verb but filament is not a verb.

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

As nouns, filament is a hyponym of stalk; that is, filament 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
filament: the stalk of a stamen

Other hyponyms of stalk include gynophore, carpophore, corn stalk, cornstalk, 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, bulb, corm, branch, culm, halm, haulm, bole, tree trunk, trunk.

stalk (noun)	filament (noun)
a stiff or threatening gait	a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
the act of following prey stealthily	a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)
a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush	the stalk of a stamen
a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ	a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

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

Difference between stalk and filament

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