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Baumstumpf

tree stump

noun BOWM-shtumpf Rare

Usage Note

Baumstumpf is the section of a trunk left in the ground after a tree is felled. Old stumps (Totholz) are valued in nature conservation as habitat for beetles, fungi and mosses.

Examples

"Am alten Baumstumpf wächst eine bunte Vielfalt an Pilzen und Moosen."

Natural Translation

On the old tree stump a colourful variety of fungi and mosses grows.

Literal Translation

On-the old tree-stump grows a colourful variety of fungi and mosses.

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