英语词汇“forestal”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

forest /forˈist/

noun

A large uncultivated tract of land covered with trees and undergrowth

Woody ground and rough pasture

A royal preserve for hunting, governed by a special code called the forest law (historical)

Any area resembling a forest because thickly covered with tall, upright objects

adjective

Of, relating to, or consisting of (a) forest

Sylvan

Rustic

transitive verb

To cover with trees

To cover thickly with tall, upright objects

ORIGIN: OFr forest (Fr forêt), from LL forestis (silva) the outside wood, as opposed to the parcus (park) or walled-in wood, from L forīs out of doors

forˈestage noun

An ancient duty paid by foresters to the king

The rights of foresters

forˈestal or foresteal /fər-estˈi-əl/ adjective

forestāˈtion noun

Tree-planting on a large scale, afforestation

forˈested adjective

forˈester noun

A person who has charge of a forest
A person who has care of growing trees
(with cap) a member of the Ancient Order of Foresters or a similar friendly society
An inhabitant of a forest (obsolete)
A usu green diurnal woodland moth of the Zygaenidae
A large kangaroo (Aust)

forˈestine adjective

forˈestry noun

The science and art of planting, tending and managing forests
Forest country
An expanse of trees

forˈest-born adjective (Shakespeare)

Born in a forest

forˈest-bred adjective

forˈest-fly noun

A two-winged insect (Hippobosca equina) that annoys horses

Forest Marble noun (geology)

A Middle Jurassic fissile limestone of which typical beds are found in Wychwood Forest, Oxfordshire

forˈest-oak noun

A species of Casuarina, a mainly Australian tree

forˈest-tree noun

A large tree, esp a timber tree, that grows in forests