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interlucation

interlucation noun: the thinning of a forest to let in light.

Noun

interlucation (countable and uncountable, plural interlucations)

  1. (archaic) The thinning of a forest to let in light.
    • halten the covering of the bark : besides , for Interlucation , remove exuberant branches[…]1664, J[ohn] E[velyn], Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions. […], London: […] Jo[hn] Martyn, and Ja[mes] Allestry, printers to the Royal...

Forms of interlucation

pluralinterlucations

Origin of interlucation

Latin interlucatio.

Questions about interlucation

What does interlucation mean?
Interlucation means the thinning of a forest to let in light.
What part of speech is interlucation?
Interlucation is a noun.
What is the plural of interlucation?
The plural of interlucation is interlucations.

Words near interlucation in the dictionary

  1. interlopes
  2. interlophid
  3. interloping
  4. interlopings
  5. interlot
  6. interlucation
  7. interlucations
  8. interlucent
  9. interlude
  10. interluded
  11. interluder

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