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单词 reforestation
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reforestationn.

Brit. /ˌriːfɒrᵻˈsteɪʃn/, /riːˌfɒrᵻˈsteɪʃn/, U.S. /riˌfɔrəˈsteɪʃ(ə)n/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: reforest v., -ation suffix.
Etymology: < reforest v. + -ation suffix. Compare deforestation n. at deforest v. Derivatives, disforestation n. at disforest v. Derivatives, afforestation n. Compare also later reafforestation n., reforestization n., reforestment n.
The action or practice of reforesting an area.
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the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > [noun] > planting trees or afforestation
afforestation1598
inforestation1677
wooding1827
reboisement1872
tree-planting1872
reforestation1876
reforestization1882
reafforestation1884
reforestment1921
1876 Penn Monthly 7 540 In this old and denuded district of Pennsylvania, reforestation is sadly needed to shield the streams that course through cultivated lands.
1918 Jrnl. Forestry 16 889 It is absolutely essential to ameliorate the rivers..in the mountainous collecting basin, by reforestation.
1976 T. Walker Spatsizi xi. 121 Natural re-forestation was well advanced in the burn with pines ten feet high.
2001 Nature Conservancy July–Aug. 25/2 They see carbon sequestration through reforestation as a way to slow the effects of global warming.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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