Term: silk: animal fibers produced by silkworms and other larvae that spin cocoons and by most spiders
Candidate hypernym: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists → 1
Candidate hypernym: physiology: processes and functions of an organism → 0
Candidate hypernym: carcharhinidae: largest family of living sharks; found worldwide especially in tropical waters; dorsal fin lacks spines: requiem sharks including tiger sharks and soupfin sharks → 0
Candidate hypernym: china cabinet: a cabinet (usually with glass doors) for storing and displaying china → 0
Candidate hypernym: rigor mortis: muscular stiffening that begins 2 to 4 hours after death and lasts for about 4 days → 0
Candidate hypernym: sarcosporidian: parasite of the muscles of vertebrates → 0
Candidate hypernym: stacte: (Old Testament) one of several sweet-smelling spices used in incense → 0
Candidate hypernym: wild rice: grains of aquatic grass of North America → 0
Candidate hypernym: stoic: a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno → 0
Candidate hypernym: variometer: a measuring instrument for measuring variations in a magnetic field → 0
Candidate hypernym: chinese pea tree: shrub with dark-green glossy foliage and solitary pale yellow flowers; northern China → 0