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Forestry vs Forestal - What's the difference?

forestry | forestal |

As a noun forestry

is the science of planting and growing trees in forests.

As a verb forestal is

obsolete spelling of forestall.

As an adjective forestal is

relating to forestry cultivating forests for harvest.

forestry

English

Noun

(forestries)
  • The science of planting and growing trees in forests.
  • The art and practice of planting and growing trees in forests.
  • The art and practice of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes.
  • Commercial tree farming.
  • (countable) A tree farm.

    • Synonyms

    * silviculture, sylviculture

    forestal

    English

    Etymology 1

    Verb

    (forestall)

    • Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (uncommon) Relating to forestry (cultivating forests for harvest).

    • Anagrams

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