Noun: forestry for-u-stree [N. Amer], fó-ru-stree [Brit]
- The science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber
"Sustainable forestry practices help maintain biodiversity while meeting timber production needs"
- Land that is covered with trees and shrubs
"The company owned vast tracts of forestry";
- forest, woodland, timberland [N. Amer], timber, forestland [N. Amer]
Derived forms: forestries
Type of: biological science, biology, biome, dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma
Encyclopedia: Forestry, urban