Term: yam: any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots
Candidate hypernym: plant: (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion → 1
Candidate hypernym: banshee: (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death → 0
Candidate hypernym: life buoy: a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material → 0
Candidate hypernym: unification church: a Christian church (with some Buddhist elements) founded in 1954 by Sun Myung Moon and known for staging mass weddings and other communal activities → 0
Candidate hypernym: precision cookie: a cookie that is saved permanently on your hard drive → 0
Candidate hypernym: spring vetchling: bushy European perennial having nodding racemose violet-blue flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: spontaneous abortion: a natural loss of the products of conception → 0
Candidate hypernym: summer solstice: June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point → 0
Candidate hypernym: likuta: 100 makuta equal 1 zaire in Zaire → 0
Candidate hypernym: fluke: flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor → 0
Candidate hypernym: cabotage: navigation in coastal waters → 0