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