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nurse log

nurse log noun: a fallen tree which, as it decays, provides ecological facilitation to seedlings.

Noun

nurse log (plural nurse logs)

  1. A fallen tree which, as it decays, provides ecological facilitation to seedlings.
    • Already, seedlings root in the nurse logsʼ crevices, nourished by the rot.2018, Richard Powers, The Overstory, Vintage (2019), page 624

Forms of nurse log

pluralnurse logs

Questions about nurse log

What does nurse log mean?
Nurse log means a fallen tree which, as it decays, provides ecological facilitation to seedlings.
What part of speech is nurse log?
Nurse log is a noun.
What is the plural of nurse log?
The plural of nurse log is nurse logs.

Words near nurse log in the dictionary

  1. nursable
  2. nurse
  3. nurse assistant
  4. nurse assistants
  5. nurse auxiliary
  6. nurse log
  7. nurse logs
  8. nurse merger
  9. nurse practitioner
  10. nurse practitioners
  11. Nurse Ratched

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