forestry

English

Etymology

From Middle English *forestrie, *forsterie (suggested by Middle English forster, forester (“forester”)), from Old French foresterie, from forest.

Pronunciation

enPR: fŏrʹ-ĭst-rē, IPA^(key): /ˈfɒɹ.ɪst.ɹi/
- (US) /ˈfɔɹ.ɪst.ɹi/
- (UK) /ˈfɒɹ.ɪst.ɹi/
Audio (US) (file)
(NYC) IPA^(key): /ˈfɑɹ.ɪst.ɹi/
Hyphenation: for‧est‧ry
Rhymes: -ɒɹɪstɹi

Noun

forestry (countable and uncountable, plural forestries)

(uncountable) The science of planting and growing trees in forests.
(uncountable) The art and practice of planting and growing trees in forests.
(uncountable) The art and practice of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes.
(uncountable) Commercial tree farming.
(countable) A tree farm.
(countable) A forest-covered area.

Synonyms

silviculture, sylviculture

Derived terms

Translations

science of planting and growing trees

Bulgarian: лесовъдство n (lesovǎdstvo)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 林業／林业 (zh) (línyè)
Czech: lesnictví n
Danish: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: bosbouwkunde m
Finnish: metsätiede (fi)
French: sylviculture (fr) f
German: Forstwirtschaft (de) f
Hungarian: erdészet (hu)
Irish: foraoiseolaíocht, foraoiseacht f, cranneolaíocht f
Japanese: 林業 (ja) (りんぎょう, ringyō)
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Kyrgyz: ормончулук (ormonculuk), токойчулук (tokoyculuk)
Polish: leśnictwo (pl) n
Portuguese: silvicultura (pt) f
Romanian: please add this translation if you can
Russian: лесни́чество (ru) n (lesníčestvo), лесово́дство (ru) n (lesovódstvo), лесове́дение (ru) n (lesovédenije)
Scottish Gaelic: coilltearachd f
Slovene: gozdarstvo (sl) n
Spanish: silvicultura (es) f
Swedish: skogsvetenskap (sv) c (Sweden), forstvetenskap (sv) c (Finland)
Tagalog: palagubatan
Turkish: ormancılık (tr)
Ukrainian: лісівни́цтво n (lisivnýctvo), лісозна́вство n (lisoznávstvo)
Vietnamese: lâm nghiệp (vi)

art and practice of planting and growing trees

Afrikaans: bosbedryf
Bulgarian: залесяване n (zalesjavane)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: bosbouw (nl) m, bosbedrijf (nl) n
Finnish: metsänhoito (fi)
German: Forstwirtschaft (de) f
Hungarian: erdészet (hu)
Irish: foraoiseacht f, foraoiseolaíocht f, cranneolaíocht f
Portuguese: silvicultura (pt) f
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Scottish Gaelic: coilltearachd f
Spanish: silvicultura (es) f
Swedish: skogsbruk (sv) n
Tagalog: palagubatan
Turkish: ormancılık (tr)
Ukrainian: лісівни́цтво n (lisivnýctvo)
Vietnamese: lâm nghiệp (vi)

art of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: commerciële bosbouw m
Finnish: metsätalous (fi)
German: Forstwirtschaft (de) f
Hungarian: erdészet (hu)
Irish: foraoiseacht f, foraoiseolaíocht f, cranneolaíocht f
Portuguese: engenharia florestal f
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Scottish Gaelic: coilltearachd f
Spanish: ingeniería forestal f
Swedish: skogsbruk (sv) n
Turkish: ormancılık (tr)
Ukrainian: лісівни́цтво n (lisivnýctvo)
Vietnamese: lâm nghiệp (vi)

tree farming

Bulgarian: лесовъдство n (lesovǎdstvo)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: bomenteelt m
Finnish: puunviljely, metsätaloustiede
Irish: foraoiseacht f, foraoiseolaíocht f, cranneolaíocht f
Portuguese: silvicultura (pt) f
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Scottish Gaelic: coilltearachd f
Swedish: skogsbruk (sv) n
Turkish: ormancılık (tr)
Ukrainian: лісівни́цтво n (lisivnýctvo)

tree farm — see tree farm

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French: ^{(please verify)} administration forestière f

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