Term: corn borer: native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: activism: a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal → 0
Candidate hypernym: copperplate: a graceful style of handwriting based on the writing used on copperplate engravings → 0
Candidate hypernym: reason: a rational motive for a belief or action → 0
Candidate hypernym: scintillating scotoma: a localized area of diminished vision edged by shimmering colored lights; in many people it indicates the onset of migraine → 0
Candidate hypernym: candlenut: seed of candlenut tree; source of soil used in varnishes → 0
Candidate hypernym: durra: sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa → 0
Candidate hypernym: police state: a country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police) → 0
Candidate hypernym: pisang wax: a wax obtained from the leaves of a plantain → 0
Candidate hypernym: hard line: a firm and uncompromising stance or position → 0
Candidate hypernym: dasyurus: type genus of the family Dasyuridae: native cats → 0