silviculture
or syl·vi·cul·ture
the cultivation of forest trees; forestry.
Origin of silviculture
1Other words from silviculture
- sil·vi·cul·tur·al, adjective
- sil·vi·cul·tur·al·ly, adverb
- sil·vi·cul·tur·ist, noun
Words Nearby silviculture
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How to use silviculture in a sentence
The experiments in silviculture are demonstrating the methods of handling woodlands.
And I am not at all angry because you sing us the same old song about the English ploughs and arboriculture and silviculture.
Dona Perfecta | B. Perez GaldosThe art of producing and developing tree communities, or forests, is silviculture or forestry.
Special Days and their Observance | AnonymousThe third branch, that of silviculture, is the most important of all.
The Training of a Forester | Gifford PinchotOnly the simplest forms of silviculture have as yet been introduced.
British Dictionary definitions for silviculture
/ (ˈsɪlvɪˌkʌltʃə) /
the branch of forestry that is concerned with the cultivation of trees
Origin of silviculture
1Derived forms of silviculture
- silvicultural, adjective
- silviculturist, noun
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