Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forestology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: forestol-o-gy
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of forests.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Was this a new discovery in forestology? The thought was too exciting, and forgetting the weariness of the tired limbs, I proceeded to climb up and get specimens of leaves and cones, and to make notes of the new discovery."
"West Virginia, from the standpoint of forestology, is located in the north central portion of that more or less oval-shaped but distinct forest region […]"
"[…] and, in a few cases, long experience almost makes up for the fact that their knowledge of the higher branches of forestology does not reach the standard of that of the professional officer."

Etymology

From forest + -ology.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: forest

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does forestology mean?: The study of forests.
Where does forestology come from?: From forest + -ology.

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