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Meaning of FORESTRY

Pronunciation:  'foristree

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 Definition: [n]  the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber
 
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 See Also: biological science, biology, silviculture

 

 

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Forestry
A professional forester, Cameron's Uncle Erik takes Cameron with him to work one day and explains how forests are managed, trees harvested, and paper made. Reprint.

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\For"est*ry\, n. [Cf. OF. foresterie.]
The art of forming or of cultivating forests; the management
of growing timber.
 
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