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for·est (fôr′ist, fär′-)

noun

  1. a thick growth of trees and underbrush covering an extensive tract of land; large woods: often used figuratively
  2. Historical, Brit. any of certain tracts of woodland or wasteland, usually the property of the sovereign, preserved for game

Etymology: ME < OFr (Fr forêt) < ML (silva) forestis, as if (wood) unenclosed (< L foris, out-of-doors), but prob. (wood) under court control (< L forum, court, forum)

adjective

of or in a forest; sylvan

transitive verb

to plant with trees; change into a forest; afforest

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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