Term: defoliation: causing the leaves of trees and other plants to fall off (as by the use of chemicals)
Candidate hypernym: change of state: the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics → 1
Candidate hypernym: mya: type genus of the family Myacidae → 0
Candidate hypernym: irruption: a sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a population → 0
Candidate hypernym: reduplication: the syllable added in a reduplicated word form → 0
Candidate hypernym: manganate: a salt of manganic acid containing manganese as its anion → 0
Candidate hypernym: wild man: a person who is not socialized → 0
Candidate hypernym: wire: a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance → 0
Candidate hypernym: anovulation: the absence of ovulation due to immaturity or post-maturity or pregnancy or oral contraceptive pills or dysfunction of the ovary → 0
Candidate hypernym: damper: a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations → 0
Candidate hypernym: barge pole: a long pole used to propel or guide a barge → 0
Candidate hypernym: hotbox: a journal bearing (as of a railroad car) that has overheated → 0