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Forestry

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Forestry"

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Word	Definition
forestnoun	A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.
woodsnoun	(usually with plural construction, sometimes with singular construction) A dense collection of trees, usually one covering a relatively small area; usually smaller than a forest.
silviculturenoun	The care and development of forests in order to obtain a product or provide a benefit; forestry.
forestationnoun	The act of planting a forest.
junglenoun	A large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals; a tropical rainforest.
timbernoun	(uncountable) Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood.
woodlandnoun	(loosely) Land covered with woody vegetation.
silvicultural	Of, pertaining to, or obtained by silviculture
horticulturenoun	The art or science of cultivating gardens; gardening.
sylviculturenoun	Alternative spelling of silviculture. [The care and development of forests in order to obtain a product or provide a benefit; forestry.]
woodnoun	(uncountable) The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.
reforestationnoun	The act or process of replanting a forest, especially after clear-cutting.
forested	Covered in forest.
afforestationnoun	The act or process of creating a new forest where none had existed before, or reforestation of areas long deforested.
deforestationnoun	The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else, especially with an agricultural system.
agroforestrynoun	An agricultural approach of using the interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock.
agriculturenoun	The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the growing and harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock.
treenoun	A perennial woody plant taller and larger than a shrub with a wooden trunk and, at some distance from the ground, having leaves and branches.
harvestingnoun	(agriculture) The gathering of a mature crop; a harvest.
stumpagenoun	Trees and other standing timber, treated as a commodity.