Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forestry

/ˈfɒɹ.ɪst.ɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: for-est-ry
IPA: /ˈfɒɹ.ɪst.ɹi/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The science of planting and growing trees in forests.

Uncountable

noun

The art and practice of planting and growing trees in forests.

Uncountable

noun

The art and practice of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes.

Uncountable

noun

Commercial tree farming.

Uncountable

noun

Countable

noun

A forest-covered area.

Countable

Example Sentences

"She studied forestry and environmental management."
"sustainable forestry"
"The region depends heavily on forestry for employment."

Etymology

From Middle English *forestrie, *forsterie (suggested by Middle English forster, forester (“forester”)), from Old French foresterie, from forest.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *forestrie, foresterie

Usage

Inflected Forms

forestries (plural)

Derived Forms

agroforestry ecoforestry mycoforestry nonforestry

Phrases

forestry machine

Synonyms

silviculture sylviculture

Questions

How do you pronounce forestry?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɒɹ.ɪst.ɹi/.
What does forestry mean?: The science of planting and growing trees in forests.
Where does forestry come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce forestry

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