tree vs stemma

tree and stemma both are nouns.

tree is a verb but stemma is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tree	Yes	No	Yes	No
stemma	Yes	No	No	No

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

tree: a figure that branches from a single root
stemma: a tree diagram showing a reconstruction of the transmission of manuscripts of a literary work

Other hyponyms of tree include cladogram.

tree (noun)	stemma (noun)
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms	an eye having a single lens
a figure that branches from a single root	the hereditary derivation of an individual
	a tree diagram showing a reconstruction of the transmission of manuscripts of a literary work

tree (verb)	stemma (verb)
stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree
chase an animal up a tree
plant with trees
force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape

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