Definition of Afforestation in English :

Define Afforestation in English

Afforestation meaning in English

Meaning of Afforestation in English

Pronunciation of Afforestation in English

Afforestation pronunciation in English

Pronounce Afforestation in English

Afforestation

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Noun

1. afforestation

the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Afforestation

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tr.v. af·for·est·ed, af·for·est·ing, af·for·ests
To convert (open land) into a forest by planting trees or their seeds.

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