tree stump

noun

The stump of a tree.

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Meanings

nountree stump (plural tree stumps)

plural tree stumps · alternative treestump · alternative tree-stump

  1. The stump of a tree.

    All vegetation and tree stumps were sent to a local recycling facility to be turned into biomass.

    2020 August 26, Andrew Mourant, “Reinforced against future flooding”, in Rail, pages 60–61

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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stump
Broader
plant partplant structure
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stump

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic جِذْع, جِذْل
  • جِذْع (jiḏʕ)stump of a tree
  • جِذْل (jiḏl)stump of a tree
Estonian känd
  • kändstump of a tree
Finnish kanto
  • kantostump of a tree
French souche
  • souchestump of a tree
German Baumstumpf
  • Baumstumpfstump of a tree
Italian ceppo
  • ceppostump of a tree
Polish pniak, karcz
  • pniakstump of a tree
  • karczstump of a tree
Russian пенёк
  • пенёк (penjók)stump of a tree
Slovak peň class stroj
  • peň class strojstump of a tree
Spanish tocón, tueco
  • tocónstump of a tree
  • tuecostump of a tree
  • tuecastump of a tree
  • troncónstump of a tree
  • troncastump of a tree
Swedish trädstubbe, stubbe
  • trädstubbestump of a tree
  • stubbestump of a tree
Cite this entry
APA

tree stump. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tree%20stump

MLA

“tree stump.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tree%20stump. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tree stump,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tree%20stump.

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