tree trunk vs stem

stem vs tree trunk

tree trunk and stem both are nouns.

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

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

As nouns, stem is a hypernym of tree trunk; that is, stem is a word with a broader meaning than tree trunk:

tree trunk: the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
stem: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

Other hypernyms of tree trunk include stalk.

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

tree trunk (verb)	stem (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 tree trunk and stem

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