| afforest |
to plant (a forest) in an area with few or no existing trees. |
| afforestation |
the process of planting a forest in an area that has not been forest before. |
| biome |
a major type of global region, such as forest, desert, or grassland, characterized by the community of plants and animals that have adapted to life under the particular soil and climatic conditions that a particular region presents. [1/2 definitions] |
| bushwhack |
to advance through a forest by cutting away low vegetation. [1/2 definitions] |
| canopy |
any overarching, rooflike cover, such as the sky or stars or the spread of upper foliage in a forest. [1/5 definitions] |
| clearing |
an open plot of land, as in the middle of a forest. |
| cockchafer |
any of several large European scarab beetles that are esp. destructive of forest trees. |
| deforestation |
the removal of forest or trees from an area of land. |
| duff1 |
decomposing organic matter on the floor of a forest. [1/2 definitions] |
| fire tower |
a high towerlike structure, usu. in a forest, from which a lookout keeps watch to detect and report fires. |
| forestation |
the planting or establishment of a forest. |
| forester |
one employed to plant, tend, or supervise a forest. [1/2 definitions] |
| forestland |
a tract of land covered by a forest. |
| forestry |
land covered by forest; forestland. [1/2 definitions] |
| glade |
a clearing in a forest. |
| ground cover |
low-growing plants and shrubs in a forest, regarded collectively. [1/2 definitions] |
| hepatica |
any of several forest plants of North America that bear white to purplish flowers. |
| jungle |
land covered with very dense natural vegetation, esp. a tropical rain forest. [1/4 definitions] |
| mast2 |
the fruit of forest trees such as oaks and chestnuts, used to feed animals, esp. pigs. |
| pinery |
a grove or forest of pine trees. [1/2 definitions] |
| rainforest |
a dense forest of evergreens and heavy undergrowth in a tropical area that receives abundant rainfall throughout the year. |