Term: black spruce: small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: statesmanship: wisdom in the management of public affairs → 0
Candidate hypernym: patchouli: small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes → 0
Candidate hypernym: peasantry: the class of peasants → 0
Candidate hypernym: land-office business: very large and profitable volume of commercial activity → 0
Candidate hypernym: reye's syndrome: acquired encephalopathy following acute viral infections (especially influenza or chicken pox) in young children; characterized by fever, vomiting, disorientation, coma, and fatty infiltration of the liver → 0
Candidate hypernym: flood: the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land → 0
Candidate hypernym: genus salvia: large genus of shrubs and subshrubs of the mint family varying greatly in habit: sage → 0
Candidate hypernym: firebug: a true bug: brightly colored bug that can exude a stain → 0
Candidate hypernym: taro: tropical starchy tuberous root → 0
Candidate hypernym: coupon: a test sample of some substance → 0