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For·est

/ˈfôrəst/

noun
- 1. a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth: "a pine forest"
- ▪ a large number or dense mass of vertical or tangled objects: "a forest of connecting wires"
- ▪ (in England) an area, typically owned by the sovereign and partly wooded, kept for hunting and having its own laws.
Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘wooded area kept for hunting’, also denoting any uncultivated land): via Old French from late Latin forestis (silva), literally ‘(wood) outside’, from Latin foris ‘outside’ (see foreign).
Derivatives
- 1. forestation noun
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Dense collection of trees covering a relatively large area
A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense community of trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) defines a forest as, "Land spanning more than 0.5 hectares with trees higher than 5 meters and a ... Wikipedia
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