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noun
The care and development of forests in order to obtain a product or provide a benefit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: forestry
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the branch of forestry dealing with the development and care of forests
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: forestry
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sel-der.? Latin silvabor. English silva Latin -i-bor. English -i- Proto-Indo-European *kwelh1- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kwélh1eti Proto-Italic *kwelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh2? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English silviculture From silva + -i- + culture. From Latin silva (“forest”) + cultūra (“cultivation”).
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