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View synonyms for silviculture

silviculture

or syl·vi·cul·ture

[ sil-vi-kuhl-cher ]

noun

  1. the cultivation of forest trees; forestry.


silviculture

/ ˈsɪlvɪˌkʌltʃə /

noun

  1. the branch of forestry that is concerned with the cultivation of trees


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Derived Forms

  • ˌsilviˈcultural, adjective
  • ˌsilviˈculturist, noun

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Other Words From

  • silvi·cultur·al adjective
  • silvi·cultur·al·ly adverb
  • silvi·cultur·ist noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of silviculture1

1875–80; < Latin silvi- ( silvicolous ) + culture

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Word History and Origins

Origin of silviculture1

C20: silvi-, from Latin silva woodland + culture

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Example Sentences

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.

The art of producing and developing tree communities, or forests, is silviculture or forestry.

The third branch, that of Silviculture, is the most important of all.

Only the simplest forms of silviculture have as yet been introduced.

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