browse damage
n.— «We conducted a study to evaluate the effects of the extent and season of simulated browse damage on the recovery of I-year-old loblolly pine seedlings under controlled conditions.» —“Recovery of l-year-old loblolly pine seedlings from simulated browse damage” by Michael G. Shelton, Michael D. Cain Canadian Journal of Foresty Research , 2002. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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