forest
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(noun) the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area |
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Synonyms: wood, woods |
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Related Words: flora, grove, old growth, second growth, vegetation, virgin forest |
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(noun) land that is covered with trees and shrubs |
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Synonyms: timber, timberland, woodland |
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Related Words: Black Forest, Schwarzwald, Sherwood Forest, dry land, earth, greenwood, ground, jungle, land, rain forest, riparian forest, silva, solid ground, sylva, terra firma, tree farm, tropical rain forest |
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(verb) establish a forest on previously unforested land; "afforest the mountains" |
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Synonyms: afforest |
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Related Words: plant, re-afforest, reforest, set |
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