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
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: platyrrhini: New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarin
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: spillage: the amount that has spilled
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: poppy: annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: indus civilization: the bronze-age culture of the Indus valley that flourished from about 2600-1750 BC
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: orthilia: a shrubby perennial rhizomatous evergreen herb; grows in damp coniferous woodlands in northern temperate regions
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: air defense: defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles or to nullify their effectiveness
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: mission: an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: mildness: good weather with comfortable temperatures
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: jim crow: a crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: pertusaria: crustose lichens that are a source of the dye archil and of litmus