stem vs petiolule

petiolule vs stem

stem and petiolule both are nouns.

stem is a verb but petiolule is not a verb.

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

As nouns, petiolule is a hyponym of stem; that is, petiolule 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
petiolule: the stalk of a leaflet

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

stem (noun)	petiolule (noun)
a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it	the stalk of a leaflet
front part of a vessel or aircraft
the tube of a tobacco pipe
cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

stem (verb)	petiolule (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 petiolule

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