Term: nitrogen cycle: the circulation of nitrogen; nitrates from the soil are absorbed by plants which are eaten by animals that die and decay returning the nitrogen back to the soil
Candidate hypernym: organic process: a process occurring in living organisms → 1
Candidate hypernym: genus cannabis: hemp: genus of coarse annuals native to central Asia and widely naturalized in north temperate regions; in some classifications included in the family Moraceae → 0
Candidate hypernym: thrasher: thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs → 0
Candidate hypernym: contra: a member of the guerrilla force that opposed a left-wing government in Nicaragua → 0
Candidate hypernym: heteropterous insect: true bugs: insects whose forewings are membranous but have leathery tips → 0
Candidate hypernym: megalosauridae: megalosaurs → 0
Candidate hypernym: honeybee: social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces → 0
Candidate hypernym: rose chestnut: handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad ties → 0
Candidate hypernym: earleaved umbrella tree: small erect deciduous tree with large leaves in coiled formations at branch tips → 0
Candidate hypernym: graphics: the drawings and photographs in the layout of a book → 0
Candidate hypernym: taxonomic group: animal or plant group having natural relations → 0