Term: defoliation: the loss of foliage
Candidate hypernym: process: a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states → 1
Candidate hypernym: lucanidae: stag beetles → 0
Candidate hypernym: wild crab: wild crab apple native to Europe; a chief ancestor of cultivated apples → 0
Candidate hypernym: american widgeon: a widgeon the male of which has a white crown → 0
Candidate hypernym: polonaise: a woman's dress with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to reveal a colorful underskirt → 0
Candidate hypernym: fallacy: a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning → 0
Candidate hypernym: incubation period: the period between infection and the appearance of symptoms of the disease → 0
Candidate hypernym: yellow pimpernel: trailing European evergreen with yellow flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: rose chestnut: handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad ties → 0
Candidate hypernym: martial law: the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law → 0
Candidate hypernym: strain gauge: a gauge for measuring strain in a surface → 0