Term: defoliator: an insect that strips the leaves from plants
Candidate hypernym: organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently → 1
Candidate hypernym: actor's agent: a business agent for an actor → 0
Candidate hypernym: publication: the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution → 0
Candidate hypernym: vindictiveness: a malevolent desire for revenge → 0
Candidate hypernym: rhododendron: any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: commissure: a bundle of nerve fibers passing from one side to the other of the brain or spinal cord → 0
Candidate hypernym: coreid bug: a true bug → 0
Candidate hypernym: syphilis: a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) → 0
Candidate hypernym: flash welding: butt welding by creating an electric arc between the two pieces which melts and joins them; used for joining segments of metal pipe → 0
Candidate hypernym: perforated eardrum: an eardrum with a hole or tear in it; can interfere with normal hearing and cause other ear problems → 0
Candidate hypernym: chlamydia: a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia → 0