stem vs axis

stem and axis both are nouns.

stem is a verb but axis is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stem	Yes	No	Yes	No
axis	Yes	No	No	No

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

stem: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
axis: the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged

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

stem (noun)	axis (noun)
a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it	the center around which something rotates
front part of a vessel or aircraft	the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head
the tube of a tobacco pipe	a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions
cylinder forming a long narrow part of something	a group of countries in special alliance
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed	the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged
a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

stem (verb)	axis (verb)
stop the flow of a liquid
remove the stem from
grow out of, have roots in, originate in
cause to point inward

Difference between stem and axis

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