Term: ergot: a fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plant; source of medicinally important alkaloids and of lysergic acid
Candidate hypernym: fungus: an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia → 1
Candidate hypernym: peacock-throne: the golden throne of former kings of Delhi; stolen by the Persians in 1739 and subsequently lost; symbol of the former Shah of Iran → 0
Candidate hypernym: agaricaceae: large family including many familiar mushrooms → 0
Candidate hypernym: percophidae: percoid flatheads → 0
Candidate hypernym: custard apple: the fruit of any of several tropical American trees of the genus Annona having soft edible pulp → 0
Candidate hypernym: violation: an act that disregards an agreement or a right → 0
Candidate hypernym: polyphony: music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments → 0
Candidate hypernym: lift: a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg → 0
Candidate hypernym: sentimentalization: the act of indulging in sentiment → 0
Candidate hypernym: indian plantain: any of various plants of the genus Cacalia having leaves resembling those of plantain → 0
Candidate hypernym: quire: a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets → 0