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TREE STUMP

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled

Synonyms:

stump; tree stump

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("tree stump" is a kind of...):

plant part; plant structure (any part of a plant or fungus)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tree stump"):

stool ((forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings)

Holonyms ("tree stump" is a part of...):

tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

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