reforestation

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noun

The act or process of replanting a forest, especially after clear-cutting.

Similar
afforestationre-afforestation
Opposite
deforestation
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Meanings

nounreforestation (countable and uncountable, plural reforestations)

plural reforestations

  1. countableuncountableThe act or process of replanting a forest, especially after clear-cutting.

    Synonyms: afforestation · Antonyms: deforestation

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act or process of replanting a forest, especially after clear-cutting.

Similar
afforestation
Opposite
deforestation

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting

Similar
re-afforestation
Broader
reclamationrenewalrehabilitation
Also see
reforestment

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From reforest + -ation.

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Translations

Dutch herbebossing
  • herbebossingreplanting
Esperanto rearbarigo
  • rearbarigoreplanting
Finnish uudelleenmetsitys
  • uudelleenmetsitysreplanting
French reboisement, reforestation
  • reboisementreplanting
  • reforestationreplanting
German Wiederaufforstung
  • Wiederaufforstungreplanting
Greek αναδάσωση
  • αναδάσωση (anadásosi)replanting
Hungarian újraerdősítés
  • újraerdősítésreplanting
Indonesian penghijauan, reboisasi
  • penghijauanreplanting
  • reboisasireplanting
Italian forestazione, rimboschimento
  • forestazionereplanting
  • rimboschimentoreplanting
Polish ponowne zalesianie
  • ponowne zalesianiereplanting
Portuguese reflorestamento
  • reflorestamentoreplanting
Romanian reîmpădurire
  • reîmpădurirereplanting
Russian лесовозобновле́ние
  • лесовозобновле́ние (lesovozobnovlénije)replanting
Spanish reforestación
  • reforestaciónreplanting
Swedish återförskogning
  • återförskogningreplanting
Tagalog baligubat, mulinsagubat
  • baligubatreplanting
  • mulinsagubatreplanting
Ukrainian лісовідновлення
  • лісовідновлення (lisovidnovlennja)replanting
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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