pseudoforest

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noun

an undirected graph in which every connected component has at most one cycle

OriginEnglish forest ← Middle English pseudo- ← Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs) →
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Meanings

nounpseudoforest (plural pseudoforests)

plural pseudoforests

  1. graph theoryan undirected graph in which every connected component has at most one cycle

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Englishforest
  6. Englishpseudoforest

From pseudo- + forest.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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