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NURSE LOG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nurse log mean?
• NURSE LOG (noun)
The noun NURSE LOG has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: NURSE LOG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("nurse log" is a kind of...):
log (a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches)
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