Definition: Forestry
Etymology
From Middle English *forestrie, *forsterie (suggested by Middle English forster, forester (forester)), from Old French foresterie, from forest.
Noun
forestry (countable and uncountable, plural forestries)
- (uncountable) The science of planting and growing trees in forests.
- (uncountable) The art and practice of planting and growing trees in forests.
- (uncountable) The art and practice of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes.
- (uncountable) Commercial tree farming.
- (countable) A tree farm.
- (countable) A forest-covered area.
Derived terms
- agroforestry
- mycoforestry
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