forest

English Thesaurus

1. the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area (noun.group)

hypernym	:	botany, flora, vegetation,
definition	:	all the plant life in a particular region or period (noun.group)

hyponym	:	bosk,
definition	:	a small wooded area (noun.group)

hyponym	:	grove,
definition	:	a small growth of trees without underbrush (noun.group)

hyponym	:	jungle,
definition	:	an impenetrable equatorial forest (noun.group)

hyponym	:	rain forest, rainforest,
definition	:	a forest with heavy annual rainfall (noun.group)

hyponym	:	old growth, virgin forest,
definition	:	forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	second growth,
definition	:	a second growth of trees covering an area where the original stand was destroyed by fire or cutting (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	underbrush, undergrowth, underwood,
definition	:	the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest (noun.group)

member holonym	:	tree,
definition	:	a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms (noun.plant)

2. land that is covered with trees and shrubs (noun.object)

hypernym	:	biome,
definition	:	a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate (noun.group)

hypernym	:	dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma,
definition	:	the solid part of the earth's surface (noun.object)

hyponym	:	greenwood,
definition	:	woodlands in full leaf (noun.object)

hyponym	:	riparian forest,
definition	:	woodlands along the banks of stream or river (noun.object)

hyponym	:	silva, sylva,
definition	:	the forest trees growing in a country or region (noun.object)

hyponym	:	tree farm,
definition	:	a forest (or part of a forest) where trees are grown for commercial use (noun.object)

instance hyponym	:	black forest, schwarzwald,
definition	:	a hilly forest region in southwestern Germany (noun.object)

instance hyponym	:	sherwood forest,
definition	:	an ancient forest in central England; formerly a royal hunting ground; said to be the home of Robin Hood and his merry band (noun.object)

instance hyponym	:	wilderness,
definition	:	a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War (noun.object)

3. establish a forest on previously unforested land (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	plant, set,
definition	:	put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	re-afforest,
definition	:	reestablish a forest after clear-cutting or fire, etc. (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	reforest,
definition	:	forest anew (verb.contact)

4. the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area (noun.group)

derivation	:	afforest, forest,
definition	:	establish a forest on previously unforested land (verb.contact)

derivation	:	arboraceous, arboreous, woodsy, woody,
definition	:	abounding in trees (adj.all)

5. land that is covered with trees and shrubs (noun.object)

derivation	:	afforest, forest,
definition	:	establish a forest on previously unforested land (verb.contact)

6. establish a forest on previously unforested land (verb.contact)

derivation	:	afforestation,
definition	:	the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting) (noun.act)

derivation	:	forestry,
definition	:	the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	forest, wood, woods,
definition	:	the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area (noun.group)

derivation	:	forest, timber, timberland, woodland,
definition	:	land that is covered with trees and shrubs (noun.object)

7. the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area (noun.group)

derivation	:	afforest, forest,
definition	:	establish a forest on previously unforested land (verb.contact)

derivation	:	arboraceous, arboreous, woodsy, woody,
definition	:	abounding in trees (adj.all)

8. land that is covered with trees and shrubs (noun.object)

derivation	:	afforest, forest,
definition	:	establish a forest on previously unforested land (verb.contact)

9. establish a forest on previously unforested land (verb.contact)

derivation	:	afforestation,
definition	:	the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting) (noun.act)

derivation	:	forestry,
definition	:	the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	forest, wood, woods,
definition	:	the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area (noun.group)

derivation	:	forest, timber, timberland, woodland,
definition	:	land that is covered with trees and shrubs (noun.object)