disboscation

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noun

Deforestation for the purpose of creating cleared arable land for farming.

OriginFrench bosquet →
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Meanings

noundisboscation (uncountable)
  1. uncountableDeforestation for the purpose of creating cleared arable land for farming.

Origin

  1. Frenchbosquet“grove”
  2. Englishdisboscation

From dis- (“removal”) French bosquet (“grove”) + -ation.

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APA

disboscation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disboscation

MLA

“disboscation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disboscation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disboscation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disboscation.

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