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forestation

[ fawr-uh-stey-shuh n, for- ]
/ ˌfɔr əˈsteɪ ʃən, ˌfɒr- /
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noun

the planting of forests.

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RELATED WORDS

afforestation, arboriculture, silviculture, dendrology, sylviculture

Nearby words

  1. forest tent caterpillar,
  2. forestaff,
  3. forestage,
  4. forestall,
  5. forestalling,
  6. forestay,
  7. forestaysail,
  8. forested,
  9. forester,
  10. forester, c. s.

Origin of forestation

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; forest + -ation
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British Dictionary definitions for forestation

forestation

/ (ˌfɒrɪˈsteɪʃən) /

noun

the planting of trees over a wide area
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