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silviculture
[ sil-vi-kuhl-cher ]
noun
- the cultivation of forest trees; forestry.
silviculture
/ ˈsɪlvɪˌkʌltʃə /
noun
- the branch of forestry that is concerned with the cultivation of trees
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Derived Forms
- ˌsilviˈcultural, adjective
- ˌsilviˈculturist, noun
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Other Words From
- silvi·cultur·al adjective
- silvi·cultur·al·ly adverb
- silvi·cultur·ist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of silviculture1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of silviculture1
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Example Sentences
The experiments in silviculture are demonstrating the methods of handling woodlands.
And I am not at all angry because you sing us the same old song about the English ploughs and arboriculture and silviculture.
The art of producing and developing tree communities, or forests, is silviculture or forestry.
The third branch, that of Silviculture, is the most important of all.
Only the simplest forms of silviculture have as yet been introduced.
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