stalk vs rootstock

rootstock vs stalk

stalk and rootstock both are nouns.

stalk is a verb but rootstock is not a verb.

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

As nouns, rootstock is a hyponym of stalk; that is, rootstock 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
rootstock: a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below 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, 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)	rootstock (noun)
a stiff or threatening gait	root or part of a root used for plant propagation; especially that part of a grafted plant that supplies the roots
the act of following prey stealthily	a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure
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)	rootstock (verb)
walk stiffly
follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
go through (an area) in search of prey

Difference between stalk and rootstock

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