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tree stump

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Noun1.tree stumptree stump - the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
stump
plant part, plant structure - any part of a plant or fungus
tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
stool - (forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings


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While I was stooping over a group of hollyhocks planted on the top of the only thing in the shape of a hill the garden possesses, the April baby, who had been sitting pensive on a tree stump close by, got up suddenly and began to run aimlessly about, shrieking and wringing her hands with every symptom of terror.
Elizabeth and her German Garden by Von Arnim, Elizabeth View in context
He sat with his back to a tree stump all that night, holding the kitten in his arms.
The War in the Air by Wells, H.G. View in context
In the midst of the outspread line of Cossacks two wagons, drawn by French horses and by saddled Cossack horses that had been hitched on in front, rumbled over the tree stumps and branches and splashed through the water that lay in the ruts.
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