Term: nurse log: 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
Candidate hypernym: log: a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches → 1
Candidate hypernym: breechloader: a gun that is loaded at the breech → 0
Candidate hypernym: duke: a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank → 0
Candidate hypernym: legion: a large military unit → 0
Candidate hypernym: habergeon: (Middle Ages) a light sleeveless coat of chain mail worn under the hauberk → 0
Candidate hypernym: stellar parallax: the heliocentric parallax of a star → 0
Candidate hypernym: hickory: American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts → 0
Candidate hypernym: postmark: a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials; indicates the post office and date of mailing → 0
Candidate hypernym: dry unit: a unit of capacity for dry commodities (as fruit or grain) → 0
Candidate hypernym: blacktail prairie dog: tail is black tipped → 0
Candidate hypernym: campanula: any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers → 0