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Mature vs Shelterwood - What's the difference?

mature | shelterwood |

As nouns the difference between mature and shelterwood

is that mature is masts (of a ship) while shelterwood is mature trees, left standing to provide shelter to new saplings.

mature

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
    • She is quite mature for her age.
  • Profound; careful.
    • The headmaster decided to expel the boy after a mature consideration.
  • (obsolete) Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.

    • Antonyms

    * (grown up) childish, immature * (profound) superficial

    Verb

  • To become mature; to ripen.
  • To gain experience or wisdom with age.
  • (finance) To reach the date when payment is due

    • Derived terms

    * mature up

    Related terms

    * matureness * maturity ----

    shelterwood

    English

    Noun

    (shelterwood cutting) (-)
  • mature trees, left standing to provide shelter to new saplings