forestry B2 Topic:Work & Careers US /ˈfɒɹ.ɪst.ɹi/ See IPA manual Freq #36135 Meanings 1 noun The science and work of planting and looking after forests. He studied forestry and now manages a national park. Thesaurus Synonyms silviculturesylviculture Word family Forms forestries Derived forms agroforestryecoforestrymycoforestrynonforestry Etymology AI details From Middle English *forestrie, *forsterie (suggested by Middle English forster, forester (“forester”)), from Old French foresterie, from forest. *forestrie Middle English foresterie Old French View etymology graph -> Topics Work & Careers External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # forestry **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfɒɹ.ɪst.ɹi/ **Frequency rank:** 36135 ## Meanings 1. The science and work of planting and looking after forests. ## Examples - He studied forestry and now manages a national park. ## Synonyms - silviculture - sylviculture ## Derived Forms - agroforestry - ecoforestry - mycoforestry - nonforestry ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *forestrie - Root: foresterie ## Etymology From Middle English *forestrie, *forsterie (suggested by Middle English forster, forester (“forester”)), from Old French foresterie, from forest. ## AI Etymology Forestry comes from Middle English *forestrie, *forsterie (suggested by Middle English forster, forester (“forester”)), from Old French foresterie, from forest. In current use, the main sense is “The science and work of planting and looking after forests”. ## Topics - Work & Careers markdown