aforestation
aforestation is the alternative spelling of afforestation.
Meaning of afforestation
Noun
afforestation (countable and uncountable, plural afforestations)
- The act or process of creating a new forest where none had existed before, or reforestation of areas long deforested.
- Much might be said of the condition of the timber in the reserves, as typified in this locality, of possible means for its conservation and regulated use, and of the problems of afforestation, and of sylviculture generally, which are involved in the proper management of the reserves.1899, John H. Barber, “Camping in a government reservation”, in Overland Monthly, volume 33, page 454
Forms of aforestation
| plural | aforestations |
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Questions about aforestation
- What is aforestation the alternative spelling of?
- Aforestation is the alternative spelling of afforestation.
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