Term: accretion: (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
Candidate hypernym: increase: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important → 1
Candidate hypernym: omega: the last (24th) letter of the Greek alphabet → 0
Candidate hypernym: mate: South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea → 0
Candidate hypernym: caveat: (law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing → 0
Candidate hypernym: dumb cane: an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name → 0
Candidate hypernym: conglomerate: a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization → 0
Candidate hypernym: qoph: the 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet → 0
Candidate hypernym: stowaway: a person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage → 0
Candidate hypernym: rose mallow: plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock → 0
Candidate hypernym: elaidic acid: a monounsaturated fatty acid that has the same structure as oleic acid except that it is a trans fatty acid; the major trans fatty acid in margarine and fried foods → 0
Candidate hypernym: cyanophyta: prokaryotic organisms sometimes considered a class or phylum or subkingdom; coextensive with the Cyanophyceae: cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) → 0