Term: bacteroid: a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants)
Candidate hypernym: bacteria: (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants → 1
Candidate hypernym: verapamil: a drug (trade names Calan and Isoptin) used as an oral or parenteral calcium blocker in cases of hypertension or congestive heart failure or angina or migraine → 0
Candidate hypernym: funny story: an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line) → 0
Candidate hypernym: episteme: the body of ideas that determine the knowledge that is intellectually certain at any particular time → 0
Candidate hypernym: continental drift: the gradual movement and formation of continents (as described by plate tectonics) → 0
Candidate hypernym: rose garden: a garden for growing roses → 0
Candidate hypernym: sphagnum: any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat → 0
Candidate hypernym: lithography: the act of making a lithographic print → 0
Candidate hypernym: stalker: someone who walks with long stiff strides → 0
Candidate hypernym: genus arum: type genus of the Araceae: tuberous perennial herbs of Europe and Asia with usually heart-shaped leaves → 0
Candidate hypernym: stabilizer: a chemical that is added to a solution or mixture or suspension to maintain it in a stable or unchanging state → 0