Term: enigma canon: a canon in which the entrances of successive parts were indicated by cryptic symbols and devices (popular in the 15th and 16th centuries)
Candidate hypernym: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples → 1
Candidate hypernym: boltonia: genus of tall leafy perennial herbs of eastern America and eastern Asia having flowers that resemble asters → 0
Candidate hypernym: hasty defense: a defense organized while in contact with the enemy or when time is limited → 0
Candidate hypernym: brassia: genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids having striking axillary racemes of yellow to green spiderlike flowers with long slender sepals and warty lips: spider orchids → 0
Candidate hypernym: photocoagulation: surgical procedure that uses an intense laser beam to destroy diseased retinal tissue or to make a scar that will hold the retina in cases of detached retina → 0
Candidate hypernym: counterattraction: a rival attraction → 0
Candidate hypernym: grip: the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) → 0
Candidate hypernym: carotid plexus: a plexus of nerves surrounding the internal carotid artery → 0
Candidate hypernym: costanoan: a Penutian language spoken by the Costanoan → 0
Candidate hypernym: common garter snake: a garter snake that is widespread in North America → 0
Candidate hypernym: internal jugular vein: a continuation of the sigmoid sinus of the dura mater; joins the subclavian vein to form the brachiocephalic vein → 0