interlucation

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noun

The thinning of a forest to let in light.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nouninterlucation (countable and uncountable, plural interlucations)

plural interlucations

  1. archaiccountableuncountablebusinessThe thinning of a forest to let in light.

    halten the covering of the bark : besides , for Interlucation , remove exuberant branches[…]

    1664, J[ohn] E[velyn], Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions. […], London: […] Jo[hn] Martyn, and Ja[mes] Allestry, printers to the Royal Society, […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latininterlucatio
  2. Englishinterlucation

Latin interlucatio.

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

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

Chicago

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

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