Term: taproot: something that provides an important central source for growth or development
Candidate hypernym: source: anything that provides inspiration for later work → 1
Candidate hypernym: accompaniment: an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another → 0
Candidate hypernym: peace corps: a civilian organization sponsored by the United States government; helps people in developing countries → 0
Candidate hypernym: viral delivery vector: a transducing vector that uses a retrovirus → 0
Candidate hypernym: derrick: a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom → 0
Candidate hypernym: weight unit: a unit used to measure weight → 0
Candidate hypernym: immunoassay: identification of a substance (especially a protein) by its action as an antigen → 0
Candidate hypernym: prevision: a prophetic vision (as in a dream) → 0
Candidate hypernym: laputa: a land imagined by Jonathan Swift where impractical projects were pursued and practical projects neglected → 0
Candidate hypernym: take-home pay: what is left of your pay after deductions for taxes and dues and insurance etc → 0
Candidate hypernym: ground swell: an obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expression → 0