disboscation
disboscation noun: deforestation for the purpose of creating cleared arable land for farming.
Noun
disboscation (uncountable)
- Deforestation for the purpose of creating cleared arable land for farming.
Origin of disboscation
From dis- (“removal”) French bosquet (“grove”) + -ation.
Questions about disboscation
- What does disboscation mean?
- Disboscation means deforestation for the purpose of creating cleared arable land for farming.
- What part of speech is disboscation?
- Disboscation is a noun.
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