Term: mucus: protective secretion of the mucus membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium
Candidate hypernym: secretion: a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell → 1
Candidate hypernym: genus orchis: type genus of the orchid family; hardy terrestrial orchids of the temperate the northern hemisphere → 0
Candidate hypernym: east: a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city → 0
Candidate hypernym: red coral: corals of especially the Mediterranean having pink or red color used for ornaments and jewelry → 0
Candidate hypernym: windward: the side of something that is toward the wind → 0
Candidate hypernym: paving: the act of applying paving materials to an area → 0
Candidate hypernym: minutia: a small or minor detail → 0
Candidate hypernym: patron: a regular customer → 0
Candidate hypernym: peregrine: a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry → 0
Candidate hypernym: ginkgopsida: ginkgos: in some systems classified as a class and in others as a subdivision; used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta → 0
Candidate hypernym: honeysuckle: shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers → 0