Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nurse log

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: nurse log
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fallen tree which, as it decays, provides ecological facilitation to seedlings.

Example Sentences

"Already, seedlings root in the nurse logsʼ crevices, nourished by the rot."

Inflected Forms

nurse logs (plural)

Questions

What does nurse log mean?: A fallen tree which, as it decays, provides ecological facilitation to seedlings.

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