stem vs cutting

cutting vs stem

stem and cutting both are nouns.

stem is not an adjective while cutting is an adjective.

stem is a verb but cutting is not a verb.

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

As nouns, cutting is a hyponym of stem; that is, cutting 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
cutting: a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

Other hyponyms of stem include gynophore, carpophore, corn stalk, cornstalk, filament, funicle, funiculus, petiolule, cane, sporangiophore, 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.

stem (noun)	cutting (noun)
a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it	the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
front part of a vessel or aircraft	the act of cutting something into parts
the tube of a tobacco pipe	the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
cylinder forming a long narrow part of something	the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed	the act of diluting something
a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ	removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
	the division of a deck of cards before dealing
	an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
	a piece cut off from the main part of something
	a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

stem (adjective)	cutting (adjective)
	unpleasantly cold and damp
	painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
	(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

stem (verb)	cutting (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 cutting

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