RE-AFFORESTATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting

Synonyms:

re-afforestation; reforestation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("re-afforestation" is a kind of...):

reclamation; rehabilitation; renewal (the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation)

Derivation:

re-afforest (reestablish a forest after clear-cutting or fire, etc.)