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NURSE LOG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large decomposing tree trunk that has fallen, usually in a forest; the decaying wood provides moisture and nutrients for a variety of insects and plants
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Hypernyms ("nurse log" is a kind of...):
log (a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches)