"nurse log" meaning in All languages combined

See nurse log on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: nurse logs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} nurse log (plural nurse logs)
  1. A fallen tree which, as it decays, provides ecological facilitation to seedlings. Wikipedia link: nurse log
    Sense id: en-nurse_log-en-noun-vodkNV80 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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