X <broader_term> Y. Y is a general term (Y can be used as subject headings). One level up from the main term. E.g. "soups" <broader_term> "foods";

Y <narrower_term> X . X is a more specific term. One level down from the main term. E.g. "foods" <narrower_term> "soups";

Y <is_referenced_in_scope_note> X. A term Y is contained in the scope explanatory notes for the term X. E.g.: "feeds" <is_referenced_in_scope_note> "foods";

X <relatedTerm> Y. Used for non-hierarchical relationships.

X <scope_note_reference> Y. The scope notes for the term X contains information on the term Y. E.g.: "foods" <scope_note_reference> "feeds";

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Y <use> X. This relationship refer to the link between the descriptor (or preferred) X and the non-descriptor (or non-preferred) Y. Use this relationship only for this purpose. E.g. "food products" <use> "foods".

X <used_for> Y. A preferred term X should be used instead of a non-preferred term Y. In some cases, one of a pair of terms substituting the non-preferred term Y. E.g. "foods" <used_for> "food products";

X <used_for+> Y. X is used in combination with another term Z instead of the non-preferred term Y. E.g. "foods" <used for+> "food conservation" (the other term to use is "preservation");

X <hasSubclass> Y. To define X as a more generic concept than Y. Equivalent to X <hypernymOf> Y / Y <hyponymOf> X, Y <isA> X / X <includesSpecific> Y. E.g. in a plant ontology: {AnatomicalTypeOfFruit} <hasSubclass> {PlantPart}. Y inherits everything from the more general term X. Examples: "anorexia" <hyponymOf> "eating disorder", "milk" <hasSubclass> "cow milk";

Y <subclassOf> X. To define Y as a more specific concept than X. Equivalent to X <hypernymOf> Y / Y <hyponymOf> X, Y <isA> X / X <includesSpecific> Y. E.g. in a plant ontology: {PlantPart} <isA> {AnatomicalTypeOfFruit}, i.e. {PlantPart} <subclassOf> {AnatomicalTypeOfFruit}. Y inherits everything from the more general term X. Examples: "eating disorder" <hypernymOf> "anorexia"; "cow milk" <subclassOf> "milk";

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X <affects> Y. Agent X acts on object Y in such a way that Y changes state or location. E.g. "sterilization" <affects> "bacteria"; "pest control" <affects> "pest"; "pollution of agriculture" <affects> "agriculture";

X <afflicts> Y. The disease X could adversely affect the health of an organism Y. E.g. "BSE" <afflicts> "cows";

Y <benefitsFrom> X. A result Y that is advantageous to some beneficiary, produced by the behaviour of an agent X. A consequence Y achieved through a means X. E.g. "biological control" <benefitsFrom> "biological control arthropods"; "plant health" <benefitsFrom> "pest control";

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X <causes> Y. Agent X (animate or inanimate) brings about a result Y. Examples: "prions" <causes> "BSE"; "water" <causes> "water erosion";

Y <compose> X. A relation in which X composed of Y holds is one where Y consists of the material or substance of which X is made. This relation also subsumes <ingredientOf> and <substanceOf> relations. E.g. "blood gas", "blood lipid", "blood protein", "blood cell" <composes> "blood"; "water", "yeast" <compose> "beer";

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X <growsIn> Y. A taxon X grows in an environment Y. Use this in a plant and related domain (e.g. fungi). E.g. "jasmine rice" <growsIn> "isarn region"; "rice" <growsIn> "moist soil";

Y <hasComponent> X. An object X that is a part of a whole Y and has also an existence independently from Y. E.g. "engine" <hasComponent> "engine part"; "tree" <hasComponent> "leaf"; "cell" <hasComponent> "chromosome"; but NOT "blood" <hasComponent> "blood cell" (see <composedOf>);

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Y <hasMember> X. A social or political group Y consists of one or more subsidiary social or political units (group or individual) X. E.g. "herd" <hasMember> "cow"; "Francophone Africa" <hasMember> "Algeria", "Benin", "Burkina Faso", etc.;

From CWR ontology.

X <hasPart> Y. A composite entity X that can be identified as composed by one or more parts, between which Y. Use this relationship when none of the other partitivity relations (<component>, <composedOf>, <portion>, <member>, <includesSubprocess>) apply. E.g. in a plant ontology: {Taxonomic} <hasPart> {PartPlant};

Y <hasPest> X. An organism Y in which the organism X causes harm. E.g. "Litchi chinensis" <hasPest> "Bactrocera dorsalis";

X <hasPortion> Y. A mass X from which a piece Y can be taken. E.g. "plant" <hasPortion> "cutting"; "chicken" <hasPortion> "chicken skin"; "a loaf of bread" <hasPortion> "a slice";

From CWR ontology.

From CWR ontology.

X <hasSymptom> Y. A disease X presents disease characteristic Y in an organism. E.g. "BSE" <hasSymptom> "anorexia";

From CWR ontology.

X <includesSubprocess> Y. Process X naturally or conventionally realized at the minimum through process Y. Equivalent to <stageOf>. E.g. "milk production" <includesSubprocess> "pasteurization";

Y <indicates> X. A disease characteristic Y in an organism indicates disease X. E.g. "anorexia" <indicates> "BSE";

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Y <isAffectedBy> X. An object Y changes state or location because of an action of an agent X. E.g. "bacteria" <isAffectedBy> "sterilization"; "pest" <isAffectedBy> "pest control"; "agriculture" <isAffectedBy> "pollution of agriculture";

Y <isAfflictedBy> X. The health of an organism Y could adversely be affected by the disease X. E.g. "cows" <isAfflictedBy> "BSE";

Y <isAGrowthEnvironmentFor> X. An environment Y favorable to a taxon X. This is used as the inverse relationship of <growsIn>. Use this in a plant and related domain (e.g. fungi). E.g. "isarn region" <isAGrowthEnvironmentFor> "jasmine rice"; "moist soil" <isAGrowthEnvironmentFor> "rice";

X <isBeneficialFor> Y. Agent X behaves in a way that produces some result Y that is advantageous to some beneficiary. A means X through which a consequence Y can be achieved. E.g. "biological control arthropods" <isBeneficialFor> "biological control"; "pest control" <isBeneficialFor> "plant health";

Y <isCausedBy> X. A result Y occurred because of an agent X (animate or inanimate). E.g.: "BSE" <isCausedBy> "prions"; "water erosion" <isCausedBy> "water";

X <isComponentOf> Y. An object X that is a part of a whole Y and has also an existence independently from Y. E.g. "engine part" <isComponentOf> "engine"; "leaf" <isComponentOf> "tree"; "chromosome" <isComponentOf> "cell"; but NOT "blood cell" <isComponentOf> "blood" (see <composes>);

X <isComposedOf> Y. A relation in which X composed of Y holds is one where Y consists of the material or substance of which X is made. This relation also subsumes <ingredientOf> and <substanceOf> relations. E.g. "blood" <composedOf> "blood cell", ""blood gas", "blood lipid", "blood protein"; "beer" <composedOf> "water", "yeast", (and by inheritance "hops" c.f. <madeFrom>);

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X <isDerivedFrom> Y. A substance or product X obtained exclusively from source Y without any additional substance or product. E.g. "cow milk" <isDerivedFrom> "cow"; "plant oil" <isDerivedFrom> "plant"; "olive wood" <isDerivedFrom> "olive tree"; "chicken meat" <isDerivedFrom> "chicken"; but NOT "beer" <isDerivedFrom> "hops" (see <madeFrom>);

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X <isMadeFrom> Y. A product X obtained mainly (in terms of importance) from a substance or a product Y. E.g. "cheddar cheese" <isMadeFrom> "cow milk"; "beer" <isMadeFrom> "hops" (see <composedOf>);

X <isMeansFor> Y. An object or process X mainly used to perform a process Y. See also <usedAs>. E.g. "curry paste grinding" <performedWithInstrument> "curry paste grinding machine"; "weapon" <instrumentFor> "killing"; "fishing pole" <instrumentFor> "fishing"; "alcohol" <instrumentFor> "cleaning"; Ploughs <isMeansFor> Ploughing ;but NOT "knives" <instrumentFor> "felling" (because knives are not primarily used for cutting down trees);

X <isMemberOf> Y. A social or political unit (group or individual) X belongs to a social or political group Y. E.g. "cow" <isMemberOf> "herd"; "Algeria", "Benin", "Burkina Faso", etc. <isMemberOf> "Francophone Africa".

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Y <isPartOf> X. A part Y that compose an entity X. Use this relationship when none of the other partitivity relations (<component>, <composedOf>, <portion>, <member>, <includesSubprocess>) apply. E.g. in a plant ontology: {PlantPart} <isPartOf> {Taxonomic};

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Y <isPerformedByMeansOf> X. An object or process X mainly used to perform a process Y. See also <usedAs>. E.g. "curry paste grinding" <isPerformedByMeansOf> "curry paste grinding machine"; "weapon" <meansFor> "killing"; "fishing pole" <meansFor> "fishing"; "alcohol" <meansFor> "cleaning"; but NOT "knives" <meansFor> "felling" (because knives are not primarily used for cutting down trees);

Y <isPortionOf> X. Relation between a mass X and a piece Y taken from the mass. E.g. "cutting" <isPortionOf> "plant"; "chicken skin" <isPortionOf> "chicken"; "a slice" <isPortionOf> "a loaf of bread";

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X <isProcessFor> Y. One or more actions, activities, methods X that produce a change or development Y. E.g.: "sterilization" <isProcessFor> "fruit cleaning";

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From CWR ontology.

From CWR ontology.

Y <isSourceOf> X. A source Y from which a substance or product X can be exclusively obtained, without any additional substance or product. E.g. "cow" <isSourceOf> "cow milk"; "plant" <isSourceOf> "plant oil"; "olive tree" <isSourceOf> "olive wood"; "chicken" <isSourceOf> "chicken meat"; but NOT "hops" <isSourceOf> "beer" (see <usedToMake>);

Y <isSpatiallyIncludedIn> X. Part X is an inalienable part of Y. E.g. "Congo" <isSpatiallyIncludedIn> "Africa"; "Southeast Asia" <isSpatiallyIncludedIn> "Asia"; "hand" <isSpatiallyIncludedIn> "arm";

Y <isSubprocessOf> X. Y is one of one or more processes naturally or conventionally associated with the realization of process X. E.g. "pasteurization" <isSubprocessOf> "milk production";

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X <isUsedAs> Y. {Taxon} X <isUsedAs> {use} Y. Use this in a plant domain. - {chemical substance} X <isUsedAs> {use} Y. Use this for chemical substance. E.g.: "apple" <isUsedAs> "fruit"; "alcohol" <isUsedAs> "cleaner"; "ddt" <isUsedAs> "pesticide";

Y <isUsedToMake> X. A substance or a product Y from which a product X can be mainly (in terms of importance) obtained. E.g. "cow milk" <isUsedToMake> "cheddar cheese"; "hops" <isUsedToMake> "beer" (see <composedOf>);

Y <isUseOf> X. {Use} Y <isUseOf> {Taxon} X. Use this in a plant domain. - {use} Y <isUseOf> {chemical substance} X. Use this for chemical substance. E.g.: "fruit" <isUseOf> "apple"; "cleaner" <isUseOf> "alcohol"; "pesticide" <isUseOf> "ddt";

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X <pestOf> Y. An organism X causes harm to organism Y. E.g. "Bactrocera dorsalis" <pestOf> "Litchi chinensis";

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X <spatiallyIncludes> Y. Part X is an inalienable part of Y (the spatial region occupied by Y is a part of the spatial region occupied by X). E.g. "Africa" <spatiallyIncludes> "Congo"; "Asia" <spatiallyIncludes> "Southeast Asia"; "arm" <spatiallyIncludes> "hand";

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Y <usesProcess> X. One or more actions, activities, methods X that produce a change or development Y. E.g.: "fruit cleaning" <usesProcess> "sterilization";

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Y <hasChemicalFormula> X. A substance Y represented in the chemical domain with a description X using numbers and letters. E.g. "Carbon dioxide" <hasChemicalFormula> "CO2";

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Y <hasScientificTaxonomicName> X. An organism Y represented in the domain of science or in the practice of classification by a name X. E.g. "African violet" <hasScientificTaxonomicName> "Saintpaulia";

X <hasSynonym> Y. A word X that means the same or nearly the same as another word Y. E.g. "bucket" <hasSynonym> "pail"; "pail" <hasSynonym> "bucket";

X <isChemicalFormulaOf> Y. A description X that uses numbers and letters to describe the proportions of elements in a substance Y. E.g. "CO2" <isChemicalFormulaOf> "Carbon dioxide";

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X <scientificTaxonomicNameOf> Y. A name X used in the domain of science or in the practice of classification for Y. E.g. "Saintpaulia" <scientificTaxonomicNameOf> "African violet";

X <translation> Y . Word X that has the same meaning of Y in another language. E.g. "vache" (FR) <translation> "cow" (EN); "cow" (EN) <translation> "vache" (FR);

Y <hasAbbreviation> X. A letter or group of letters taken from one or more words and employed to represent them for the sake of brevity. E.g. "Corp." <hasAbbreviation> "Corporation"; "e.g." <hasAbbreviation> "exempli gratia"; "FAO of the UN" <shorteningOf> "Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations"; "FDA Food Code" <shorteningOf> "Food and Drug Administration Food Code";

Y <hasAcronym> X. Y has acronym X. X can be a series of initial letters or parts of words and can be a pronounceable name. E.g. "Food and Agriculture Organization" <hasAcronym> "FAO";

Note: datatype property.

Note: datatype property.

X <hasSpellingVariant> Y. A variation in the way in which a word is spelt. E.g. "organisation" <hasSpellingVariant> "organization"; "organization" <hasSpellingVariant> "organisation";

X <isAbbreviationOf> Y. A letter or group of letters taken from one or more words and employed to represent them for the sake of brevity. E.g. "Corp." <isAbbreviationOf> "Corporation"; "e.g." <isAbbreviationOf> "exempli gratia"; "FAO of the UN" <isAbbreviationOf> "Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations"; "FDA Food Code" <isAbbreviationOf> "Food and Drug Administration Food Code";

X <isAcronymOf> Y. X is an acronym of Y. X can be a series of initial letters or parts of words and can be a pronounceable name. E.g. "FAO" <isAcronymOf> "Food and Agriculture Organization";