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silvology

silvology noun: the scientific study of forests.

Noun

silvology (uncountable)

  1. The scientific study of forests.

Origin of silvology

From silva + -o- + -logy. From Latin silva (“forest”) + Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, “study of”). Coined by Roeloff Oldeman in 1990 in his book Forests: elements of silvology.

Questions about silvology

What does silvology mean?
Silvology means the scientific study of forests.
What part of speech is silvology?
Silvology is a noun.

Words near silvology in the dictionary

  1. Silvius
  2. silvo-
  3. silvofisheries
  4. silvofishery
  5. silvologist
  6. silvology
  7. silvopastoral
  8. silvopastoralism
  9. silvopastoralist
  10. silvopastural
  11. silvopasture

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