单词	afforestation
释义	afforestationaf‧for‧es‧ta‧tion /əˌfɒrəˈsteɪʃən $ əˌfɔː-, əˌfɑː-/ noun [uncountable] technical Word Origin WORD ORIGINafforestation Origin: 1600-1700 Medieval Latin afforestatio, from afforestare ‘to plant a forest’, from Latin ad- ‘to’ + Medieval Latin forestis ‘forest’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Both forest management and afforestation are responsible for direct and indirect environmental change. Most have long since gone, leaving behind their legacy of sunless, blanket afforestation. No distinction is made between losses due to agriculture and afforestation. Not all silvicultural practices are as extreme and the character of the ground flora will also depend on the land-use prior to afforestation. So on balance, it looks as though I will be doing the replanting and afforestation for Fairfax. Some of the changes are the result of afforestation and reservoir construction so that not every change is attributable to agricultural development. Water yield as well as water quality is affected by afforestation and reforestation. Will he tell us whether it is intended to give help for water projects, sanitation or afforestation? word sets WORD SETS► Forestry afforestation, noundeforestation, nounfir, nounfirebreak, nounforested, adjectiveforester, noungrove, noungum, nounhardwood, nounjungle, nounlog, verblogger, nounlogging, nounlogjam, nounlumber, verblumber, nounlumberjack, nounlumberman, nounlumbermill, nounlumberyard, nounpine, nounplantation, nounreforestation, nounsapling, nounspruce, nounwoodcutter, nounwoodsman, noun the act of planting trees in order to make a forest OPP  deforestation
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