Term: fern: any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
Candidate hypernym: object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow → 1
Candidate hypernym: phase iv clinical trial: sometimes the FDA approves a drug for general use but requires the manufacturer to continue to monitor its effects; during this phase the drug may be tried on slightly different patient populations than those studied in earlier trials → 0
Candidate hypernym: ripening: acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time → 0
Candidate hypernym: royal poinciana: showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana → 0
Candidate hypernym: marcionism: the Christian heresy of the 2nd and 3rd centuries that rejected the Old Testament and denied the incarnation of God in Jesus as a human → 0
Candidate hypernym: bull shark: a most common shark in temperate and tropical coastal waters worldwide; heavy-bodied and dangerous → 0
Candidate hypernym: chop: the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide) → 0
Candidate hypernym: seriousness: the quality of arousing fear or distress → 0
Candidate hypernym: pinnacle: (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower → 0
Candidate hypernym: unlisted security: a security traded in the over-the-counter market → 0
Candidate hypernym: toothbrush tree: glabrous or pubescent evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Salvadora; twigs are fibrous and in some parts of the world are bound together in clusters and used as a toothbrush; shoots are used as camel fodder; plant ash provides salt → 0