stem vs tree trunk

tree trunk vs stem

stem and tree trunk both are nouns.

stem is a verb but tree trunk is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stem	Yes	No	Yes	No
tree trunk	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tree trunk is a hyponym of stem; that is, tree trunk 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
tree trunk: the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

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

stem (noun)	tree trunk (noun)
a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it	the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
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)	tree trunk (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 tree trunk

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