Term: taproot: (botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem
Candidate hypernym: object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow → 1
Candidate hypernym: dissection: cutting so as to separate into pieces → 0
Candidate hypernym: protoctist order: the order of protoctists → 0
Candidate hypernym: suckling: feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast → 0
Candidate hypernym: imperial moth: large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees → 0
Candidate hypernym: tenderloin: the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column → 0
Candidate hypernym: reverence: a reverent mental attitude → 0
Candidate hypernym: center: (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team → 0
Candidate hypernym: substitution: an event in which one thing is substituted for another → 0
Candidate hypernym: lair: the habitation of wild animals → 0
Candidate hypernym: thumbnail: the nail of the thumb → 0