Term: trophoblast: the membrane that forms the wall of the blastocyst in early development; aids implantation in the uterine wall
Candidate hypernym: membrane: a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants → 1
Candidate hypernym: small letter: the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case → 0
Candidate hypernym: sequestration: a writ that authorizes the seizure of property → 0
Candidate hypernym: possible: something that can be done → 0
Candidate hypernym: gowen cypress: small sometimes shrubby tree native to California; often used as an ornamental; in some classification systems includes the pygmy cypress and the Santa Cruz cypress → 0
Candidate hypernym: anabaptism: a Protestant movement in the 16th century that believed in the primacy of the Bible, baptised only believers, not infants, and believed in complete separation of church and state → 0
Candidate hypernym: stooper: a person at a racetrack who searches for winning parimutuel tickets that have been carelessly discarded by others → 0
Candidate hypernym: cowl: a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk) → 0
Candidate hypernym: stern chaser: a naval gun able to fire astern at a ship in chase → 0
Candidate hypernym: musculus adductor magnus: the muscle that adducts and extends the thigh → 0
Candidate hypernym: anthropology: the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings → 0