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forest
noun
- a thick growth of trees and underbrush covering an extensive tract of land; large woods: often used figuratively
- Historical, Brit. any of certain tracts of woodland or wasteland, usually the property of the sovereign, preserved for game
adjective
of or in a forest; sylvan
transitive verb
to plant with trees; change into a forest; afforest
See forest in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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