forestrynoun [ U ]
uk/ˈfɒr.ɪ.stri/us/ˈfɔːr.ə.stri/the science of planting and taking care of large areas of trees
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Forestry
- afforestation
- arborist
- brushwood
- cut sth down
- deforestation
- fell
- flitch
- forested
- forester
- glade
- grove
- jungle
- logging
- logjam
- old growth
- saw sth down
- spinney
- the timberline
- tree-lined
- wooded
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Examples from literature
- From a forestry viewpoint, the black walnut is a good tree to plant.
- Germany still leads as one of the most prominent countries that practices efficient forestry.
- Japan, on the other hand, handles her forests efficiently and has established a national forestry school.
- The science of forestry and economic methods of lumbering are fairly well understood in Canada.
- These lands were more useful for farming or grazing than for forestry.