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forested Definition


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forest
noun
    1. bot.
      A plant community extending over a large area and dominated by trees, the crowns of which form an unbroken covering layer or canopy.
      Thesaurus: woods, woodland, timberland (US), backwoods, stand of trees, grove, copse.
    2. A tract of country formerly owned, and used for hunting, by a sovereign.
    3. A dense arrangement of objects.
adj
    1. Relating to or consisting of a forest.
verb
    forested, foresting
    1. To cover (an area) with trees; to cover (an area) thickly with tall, upright objects.
Derivative: forested
adj
    Etymology: 13c: French, from Latin forestis silva unfenced woodland, from foris outside.



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