stem vs node

stem and node both are nouns.

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

stem (noun)	node (noun)
a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it	(computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
front part of a vessel or aircraft	any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part
the tube of a tobacco pipe	the source of lymph and lymphocytes
cylinder forming a long narrow part of something	(astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed	(physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system
a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ	(botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge
	any thickened enlargement
	a connecting point at which several lines come together

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