Forestry
['fɒrɪstrɪ] or ['fɔrɪstri]
Definition
(noun.) the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber.
Editor: Wendell--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The art of forming or of cultivating forests; the management of growing timber.
Typist: Murray
Examples
- What is Forestry Work? Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Columella wrote treatises on agriculture and forestry. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The art of forestry is also being taught in the schools, and a large body of skilled foresters are now in the service of the states and the general government. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- A Division of Forestry was organized in the Department of Agriculture, some years ago, and the most earnest efforts are being made to prevent any needless waste of our timber lands. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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