Term: defoliator: an insect that strips the leaves from plants
Broader: organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | Unrelated: actor's agent: a business agent for an actor
Broader: organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | Unrelated: publication: the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
Broader: organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | Unrelated: vindictiveness: a malevolent desire for revenge
Broader: organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | Unrelated: rhododendron: any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers
Broader: organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | Unrelated: commissure: a bundle of nerve fibers passing from one side to the other of the brain or spinal cord
Broader: organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | Unrelated: coreid bug: a true bug
Broader: organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | Unrelated: syphilis: a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
Broader: organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | Unrelated: flash welding: butt welding by creating an electric arc between the two pieces which melts and joins them; used for joining segments of metal pipe
Broader: organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | Unrelated: perforated eardrum: an eardrum with a hole or tear in it; can interfere with normal hearing and cause other ear problems
Broader: organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | Unrelated: chlamydia: a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia