Term: purple loosestrife: marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States
Candidate hypernym: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence → 1
Candidate hypernym: stylomastoid vein: a vein that drains the tympanic cavity and empties into the retromandibular vein → 0
Candidate hypernym: game misconduct: (ice hockey) a penalty that suspends a player for the remainder of a game (but allows the team to send in a substitute for the suspended player) → 0
Candidate hypernym: chancellor of the exchequer: the British cabinet minister responsible for finance → 0
Candidate hypernym: rebuilding: building again → 0
Candidate hypernym: lisle: a strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton) → 0
Candidate hypernym: iodine: a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks) → 0
Candidate hypernym: stage door: an entrance to the backstage area of theater; used by performers and other theater personnel → 0
Candidate hypernym: horseshoe: U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof → 0
Candidate hypernym: soundtrack: sound recording on a narrow strip of a motion picture film → 0
Candidate hypernym: silver solder: a solder that contains silver → 0