noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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fŏrʹ-ĭst-rē
/ˈfɒɹ.ɪst.ɹi/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The science of planting and growing trees in forests.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
She studied forestry and environmental management.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The art and practice of planting and growing trees in forests.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The art and practice of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
sustainable forestry
The region depends heavily on forestry for employment.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Commercial tree farming.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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5
noun
Meaning 5
A tree farm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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6
noun
Meaning 6
A forest-covered area.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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7
noun
Meaning 7
the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: biology, biological science
Narrower terms: undercut, silviculture
History
Etymology
From Middle English *forestrie, *forsterie (suggested by Middle English forster, forester (“forester”)), from Old French foresterie, from forest.
Across languages
Translations
78 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
лесовъдство
(lesovǎdstvo)
— science of planting and growing trees
Chinese Mandarin:
林業 /林业
(línyè)
— science of planting and growing trees
Czech:
lesnictví
— science of planting and growing trees
Dutch:
bosbouwkunde
— science of planting and growing trees
Finnish:
metsätiede
— science of planting and growing trees
French:
sylviculture
— science of planting and growing trees
German:
Forstwirtschaft
— science of planting and growing trees
Greek:
δασολογία
(dasología)
— science of planting and growing trees
Hungarian:
erdészet
— science of planting and growing trees
Irish:
foraoiseolaíocht
— science of planting and growing trees
Irish:
foraoiseacht
— science of planting and growing trees
Irish:
cranneolaíocht
— science of planting and growing trees
Japanese:
林業
(ringyō)
— science of planting and growing trees
Kazakh:
орманшылық
(ormanşylyq)
— science of planting and growing trees
Kyrgyz:
ормончулук
(ormonculuk)
— science of planting and growing trees
Kyrgyz:
токойчулук
(tokoyculuk)
— science of planting and growing trees
Polish:
leśnictwo
— science of planting and growing trees
Portuguese:
silvicultura
— science of planting and growing trees
Russian:
лесни́чество
(lesníčestvo)
— science of planting and growing trees
Russian:
лесово́дство
(lesovódstvo)
— science of planting and growing trees
Russian:
лесове́дение
(lesovédenije)
— science of planting and growing trees
Scottish Gaelic:
coilltearachd
— science of planting and growing trees
Slovene:
gozdarstvo
— science of planting and growing trees
Spanish:
silvicultura
— science of planting and growing trees
Swedish:
skogsvetenskap
— science of planting and growing trees
Swedish:
forstvetenskap
— science of planting and growing trees
Tagalog:
palagubatan
— science of planting and growing trees
Turkish:
ormancılık
— science of planting and growing trees
Ukrainian:
лісівни́цтво
(lisivnýctvo)
— science of planting and growing trees
Ukrainian:
лісозна́вство
(lisoznávstvo)
— science of planting and growing trees
Vietnamese:
lâm nghiệp
— science of planting and growing trees
Welsh:
coedwigaeth
— science of planting and growing trees
Afrikaans:
bosbedryf
— art and practice of planting and growing trees
Bulgarian:
залесяване
(zalesjavane)
— art and practice of planting and growing trees
Dutch:
bosbouw
— art and practice of planting and growing trees
Dutch:
bosbedrijf
— art and practice of planting and growing trees
Finnish:
metsänhoito
— art and practice of planting and growing trees
German:
Forstwirtschaft
— art and practice of planting and growing trees
Greek:
δασοκομία
(dasokomía)
— art and practice of planting and growing trees
Hungarian:
erdészet
— art and practice of planting and growing trees
Irish:
foraoiseacht
— art and practice of planting and growing trees
Irish:
foraoiseolaíocht
— art and practice of planting and growing trees
Irish:
cranneolaíocht
— art and practice of planting and growing trees
Portuguese:
silvicultura
— art and practice of planting and growing trees
Scottish Gaelic:
coilltearachd
— art and practice of planting and growing trees
Spanish:
silvicultura
— art and practice of planting and growing trees
Swedish:
skogsbruk
— art and practice of planting and growing trees
Tagalog:
palagubatan
— art and practice of planting and growing trees
Turkish:
ormancılık
— art and practice of planting and growing trees
Ukrainian:
лісівни́цтво
(lisivnýctvo)
— art and practice of planting and growing trees
Vietnamese:
lâm nghiệp
— art and practice of planting and growing trees
Dutch:
commerciële bosbouw
— art of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes
Finnish:
metsätalous
— art of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes
German:
Forstwirtschaft
— art of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes
Greek:
δασοπονία
(dasoponía)
— art of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes
Hungarian:
erdészet
— art of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes
Irish:
foraoiseacht
— art of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes
Irish:
foraoiseolaíocht
— art of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes
Irish:
cranneolaíocht
— art of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes
Portuguese:
engenharia florestal
— art of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes
Scottish Gaelic:
coilltearachd
— art of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes
Spanish:
ingeniería forestal
— art of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes
Swedish:
skogsbruk
— art of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes
Turkish:
ormancılık
— art of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes
Ukrainian:
лісівни́цтво
(lisivnýctvo)
— art of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes
Vietnamese:
lâm nghiệp
— art of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes
Bulgarian:
лесовъдство
(lesovǎdstvo)
— tree farming
Dutch:
bomenteelt
— tree farming
Finnish:
puunviljely
— tree farming
Finnish:
metsätaloustiede
— tree farming
Irish:
foraoiseacht
— tree farming
Irish:
foraoiseolaíocht
— tree farming
Irish:
cranneolaíocht
— tree farming
Portuguese:
silvicultura
— tree farming
Scottish Gaelic:
coilltearachd
— tree farming
Swedish:
skogsbruk
— tree farming
Turkish:
ormancılık
— tree farming
Ukrainian:
лісівни́цтво
(lisivnýctvo)
— tree farming