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forestry definition

for·estry (fôr′is trē, fär′-)

noun

  1. Rare wooded land; forest land
  2. the science of planting and taking care of forests
  3. systematic forest management for the production of timber, conservation, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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