Term: dieback: a disease of plants characterized by the gradual dying of the young shoots starting at the tips and progressing to the larger branches
Candidate hypernym: plant disease: a disease that affects plants → 1
Candidate hypernym: cinchona: medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine → 0
Candidate hypernym: palmature: an abnormality in which the fingers are webbed → 0
Candidate hypernym: crocket: an architectural ornament of curved foliage used at the edge of a spire or gable → 0
Candidate hypernym: red buckeye: a shrub buckeye of southern United States → 0
Candidate hypernym: chamber of commerce: an association of businessmen to protect and promote business interests → 0
Candidate hypernym: fanjet: an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine → 0
Candidate hypernym: phase i clinical trial: a clinical trial on a few persons to determine the safety of a new drug or invasive medical device; for drugs, dosage or toxicity limits should be obtained → 0
Candidate hypernym: nail: a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard → 0
Candidate hypernym: pilot experiment: a preliminary experiment whose outcome can lead to a more extensive experiment → 0
Candidate hypernym: platform: any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons → 0