Term: succession: (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established
Candidate hypernym: natural process: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) → 1
Candidate hypernym: new year's eve: the last day of the year → 0
Candidate hypernym: living thing: a living (or once living) entity → 0
Candidate hypernym: stampede: a headlong rush of people on a common impulse → 0
Candidate hypernym: carat: a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg → 0
Candidate hypernym: fitfulness: the quality of being spasmodic and irregular → 0
Candidate hypernym: swell: a crescendo followed by a decrescendo → 0
Candidate hypernym: electrum: an alloy of gold and silver → 0
Candidate hypernym: bulkiness: an unwieldy largeness → 0
Candidate hypernym: crocket: an architectural ornament of curved foliage used at the edge of a spire or gable → 0
Candidate hypernym: crossing: a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other → 0