English > forest: 3 senses > noun 1, groupMeaning | The trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area. |
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Synonyms | wood, woods |
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Members | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
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underbrush, undergrowth, underwood | The brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest / forest |
Narrower | bosk | A small wooded area |
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grove | A small growth of trees without underbrush |
jungle | An impenetrable / impenetrable equatorial forest / forest |
old growth, virgin forest | forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity |
rain forest, rainforest | A forest / forest with heavy annual rainfall |
second growth | A second growth of trees covering an area where the original stand was destroyed by fire or cutting |
Broader | vegetation, flora, botany | All the plant life in a particular region or period |
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Spanish | bosque, bosques, floresta, selva |
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Catalan | bosc, forest, selva |
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Verbs | forest | establish a forest / forest on previously unforested land |
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English > forest: 3 senses > noun 2, objectMeaning | Land that is covered with trees and shrubs. |
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Synonyms | woodland, timberland, timber |
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Instances | Black Forest, Schwarzwald | A hilly forest / forest region in southwestern Germany |
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Sherwood Forest | An ancient forest / forest in central England |
Wilderness | A wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War |
Narrower | greenwood | woodlands in full leaf |
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riparian forest | woodlands along the banks of stream or river |
silva, sylva | The forest / forest trees growing in a country or region |
tree farm | A forest / forest (or part of a forest / forest) where trees are grown for commercial use |
Broader | biome | A major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate |
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land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma | The solid part of the earth's surface |
Spanish | arbolado, arboleda, boscaje, bosque, floresta, foresta, selva, timberland |
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Catalan | arboreda, arbreda, bosc, selva, timberland |
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Verbs | forest | establish a forest / forest on previously unforested land |
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