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Noun: forestry  for-u-stree [N. Amer], fó-ru-stree [Brit]
  1. 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"
     
  2. 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