forest

1. The trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area (synset 108455525)
   is a type of: botany, flora, vegetation - all the plant life in a particular region or period
   subtypes:

   • bosk - a small wooded area
   • grove - a small growth of trees without underbrush
   • jungle - an impenetrable equatorial forest
   • rain forest, rainforest - a forest with heavy annual rainfall
   • old growth, virgin forest - forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity
   • second growth - a second growth of trees covering an area where the original stand was destroyed by fire or cutting
   member holonym:

   • underbrush, undergrowth, underwood - the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
   • tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
   same as: wood, woods
2. Land that is covered with trees and shrubs (synset 109306921)
   is a type of:

   • biome - a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate
   • dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma - the solid part of the earth's surface
   subtypes:

   • greenwood - woodlands in full leaf
   • riparian forest - woodlands along the banks of stream or river
   • silva, sylva - the forest trees growing in a country or region
   • tree farm - a forest (or part of a forest) where trees are grown for commercial use
   specific instances:

   • black forest, schwarzwald - a hilly forest region in southwestern Germany
   • sherwood forest - an ancient forest in central England; formerly a royal hunting ground; said to be the home of Robin Hood and his merry band
   • wilderness - a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War
   same as: timber, timberland, woodland

1. Establish a forest on previously unforested land (synset 201570669)
   "afforest the mountains"
   is a type of: plant, set - put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
   subtypes:

   • re-afforest - reestablish a forest after clear-cutting or fire, etc.
   • reforest - forest anew
   same as: afforest

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