Topic: FORESTRY
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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | Latin foris 'outside' (because it was outside the main fenced area of woods) |
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for‧est S2 W2
[countable]
[countable]DN a large area of land that is covered with trees [↪ wood]
; ➔ not see the forest for the trees
at see1 (41)WORD FOCUS: tree WORD FOCUS: tree
parts of a tree: trunk, branch, leaf, blossom, roots, bark, twig
a large area of trees: forest, rainforest, jungle
a small area of trees: wood/woods, thicket British English, copse British English
types of tree: evergreen, deciduous, conifer, fruit tree, hardwood tree
wood from trees: timber, lumber, firewoodtree
➔ See also tree
WORD FOCUS: tree parts of a tree: trunk, branch, leaf, blossom, roots, bark, twig
a large area of trees: forest, rainforest, jungle
a small area of trees: wood/woods, thicket British English, copse British English
types of tree: evergreen, deciduous, conifer, fruit tree, hardwood tree
wood from trees: timber, lumber, firewoodtree
➔ See also tree
