Meanings
nounforestry (countable and uncountable, plural forestries)
plural forestries
- uncountableThe art and practice of planting and growing trees in forests.
- uncountableThe art and practice of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes.
sustainable forestry
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The region depends heavily on forestry for employment.
- uncountableCommercial tree farming.
- countableA tree farm.
- countableA forest-covered area.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Old Frenchforesterie
- Middle English*forestrie
- Englishforestry
From Middle English *forestrie, *forsterie (suggested by Middle English forster, forester (“forester”)), from Old French foresterie, from forest.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans bosbedryf
- bosbedryfart and practice of planting and growing trees
Bulgarian лесовъдство, залесяване
- лесовъдство (lesovădstvo)science of planting and growing trees
- залесяване (zalesjavane)art and practice of planting and growing trees
- лесовъдство (lesovădstvo)tree farming
Chinese Mandarin 林業 /林业
- 林業 /林业 (línyè)science of planting and growing trees
Czech lesnictví
- lesnictvíscience of planting and growing trees
Dutch bosbouwkunde, bosbouw
- bosbouwkundescience of planting and growing trees
- bosbouwart and practice of planting and growing trees
- bosbedrijfart and practice of planting and growing trees
- commerciële bosbouwart of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes
- bomenteelttree farming
Finnish metsätiede, metsänhoito
- metsätiedescience of planting and growing trees
- metsänhoitoart and practice of planting and growing trees
- metsätalousart of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes
- puunviljelytree farming
- metsätaloustiedetree farming
French sylviculture
- sylviculturescience of planting and growing trees
German Forstwirtschaft, Forstwirtschaft
- Forstwirtschaftscience of planting and growing trees
- Forstwirtschaftart and practice of planting and growing trees
- Forstwirtschaftart of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes
Greek δασολογία, δασοκομία
- δασολογία (dasología)science of planting and growing trees
- δασοκομία (dasokomía)art and practice of planting and growing trees
- δασοπονία (dasoponía)art of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes
Hungarian erdészet, erdészet
- erdészetscience of planting and growing trees
- erdészetart and practice of planting and growing trees
- erdészetart of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes
Irish foraoiseolaíocht, foraoiseacht
- foraoiseolaíochtscience of planting and growing trees
- foraoiseachtscience of planting and growing trees
- cranneolaíochtscience of planting and growing trees
- foraoiseachtart and practice of planting and growing trees
- foraoiseolaíochtart and practice of planting and growing trees
- cranneolaíochtart and practice of planting and growing trees
- foraoiseachtart of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes
- foraoiseolaíochtart of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes
- cranneolaíochtart of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes
- foraoiseachttree farming
- foraoiseolaíochttree farming
- cranneolaíochttree farming
Japanese 林業
- 林業 (ringyō)science of planting and growing trees
Polish leśnictwo
- leśnictwoscience of planting and growing trees
Portuguese silvicultura, silvicultura
- silviculturascience of planting and growing trees
- silviculturaart and practice of planting and growing trees
- engenharia florestalart of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes
- silviculturatree farming
Russian лесни́чество, лесово́дство
- лесни́чество (lesníčestvo)science of planting and growing trees
- лесово́дство (lesovódstvo)science of planting and growing trees
- лесове́дение (lesovédenije)science of planting and growing trees
Scottish Gaelic coilltearachd, coilltearachd
- coilltearachdscience of planting and growing trees
- coilltearachdart and practice of planting and growing trees
- coilltearachdart of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes
- coilltearachdtree farming
Spanish silvicultura, silvicultura
- silviculturascience of planting and growing trees
- silviculturaart and practice of planting and growing trees
- ingeniería forestalart of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes
Swedish skogsvetenskap, forstvetenskap
- skogsvetenskapscience of planting and growing trees
- forstvetenskapscience of planting and growing trees
- skogsbrukart and practice of planting and growing trees
- skogsbrukart of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes
- skogsbruktree farming
Tagalog palagubatan, palagubatan
- palagubatanscience of planting and growing trees
- palagubatanart and practice of planting and growing trees
Turkish ormancılık, ormancılık
- ormancılıkscience of planting and growing trees
- ormancılıkart and practice of planting and growing trees
- ormancılıkart of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes
- ormancılıktree farming
Ukrainian лісівни́цтво, лісозна́вство
- лісівни́цтво (lisivnýctvo)science of planting and growing trees
- лісозна́вство (lisoznávstvo)science of planting and growing trees
- лісівни́цтво (lisivnýctvo)art and practice of planting and growing trees
- лісівни́цтво (lisivnýctvo)art of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes
- лісівни́цтво (lisivnýctvo)tree farming
Vietnamese lâm nghiệp, lâm nghiệp
- lâm nghiệpscience of planting and growing trees
- lâm nghiệpart and practice of planting and growing trees
- lâm nghiệpart of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes
Welsh coedwigaeth
- coedwigaethscience of planting and growing trees
Cite this entry
APA
forestry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forestry
MLA
“forestry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forestry. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forestry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forestry.
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