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FORESTRY
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
The science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("forestry" is a kind of...):
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Domain member category:
stool ((forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "forestry"):
undercut (a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall)
silviculture (the branch of forestry dealing with the development and care of forests)
Derivation:
forest (establish a forest on previously unforested land)