Term: whitefly: minute insect that feeds on plant juices; related to scale insects
Candidate hypernym: homopterous insect: insects having membranous forewings and hind wings → 1
Candidate hypernym: nitride: a compound containing nitrogen and a more electropositive element (such as phosphorus or a metal) → 0
Candidate hypernym: ascendant: position or state of being dominant or in control → 0
Candidate hypernym: hotbed: a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad) → 0
Candidate hypernym: grapnel: a light anchor for small boats → 0
Candidate hypernym: chiton: a woolen tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece → 0
Candidate hypernym: metagenesis: alternation of sexual and asexual generations → 0
Candidate hypernym: fothergilla: any of several deciduous low-growing shrubs of the genus Fothergilla having showy brushlike spikes of white flowers in spring and fiery red and orange autumn color; grows from Alabama to the Allegheny Mountains → 0
Candidate hypernym: confinement: the state of being confined → 0
Candidate hypernym: winning post: the post at the end of a racecourse → 0
Candidate hypernym: mentally retarded: people collectively who are mentally retarded → 0