forestry (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *forestry*:
NOUN	cognition	forestry	the science of planting and caring for forests / forests and the management of growing timber

forestry > pronunciation
Sounds	fao'rahstriy
Rhymes	accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy...

English > *forestry*: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	The science of planting and caring for forests / forests and the management of growing timber.
Category of	stool	(forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings
Narrower	silviculture	The branch of forestry dealing with the development and care of forests / forests
Narrower	undercut	A notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall
Broader	biology, biological science	The science that studies living organisms
Spanish	ciencias forestales, forestería, silvicultura
Catalan	ciències forestals, silvicultura
Verbs	forest	establish a forest / forest on previously unforested land

HyperDic: forestry