forest
noun
a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
unforested
-
a word derived from
forest.
Example Sentences
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Although some tree plantations involve reforestation of degraded land, in many cases they involve afforestation -- planting forests in undegraded and previously unforested regions such as grasslands.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2023
Coal burns slower than firewood, which was expensive and hard to obtain on this unforested stretch of the nation.
From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2021
Back of the town a low unforested mountain heaved a grassy shoulder above the palms, and far off there was a violet tracery of more mountains.
From A Woman's Impression of the Philippines by Mary Helen Fee
To-morrow we can reach an unforested hill that I know of, with a spring flowing out of the side.
From The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
Careful observation and measurements have shown that unforested regions will discharge rain water at least twice as fast as will forested districts.
From The School Book of Forestry by Charles Lathrop Pack
