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| 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. |
| bat2 |
a small mammal that flies. Bats have small bodies and large wings covered with skin. Most bats eat at night, when they use sound to find and catch flying insects. Bats are found in most parts of the world. There are around one thousand kinds of bats. Their wingspans range from less than two inches to more than five feet. Some kinds of bats live in large colonies that roost in caves or in a section of forest. |
| 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. |
| 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 act or process of cutting down the trees of a forest. |
| 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. |
| hike |
to take a long walk in a natural place, such as a woods or forest, for fun or exercise. |
| jungle |
land covered with many trees, vines, and bushes; a tropical rain forest. |
| mast2 |
the fruit of forest trees such as oaks and chestnuts, used to feed animals, esp. pigs. |
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