Forestology

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The study of forests. rare, uncountable

    "Was this a new discovery in forestology? The thought was too exciting, and forgetting the weariness of the tired limbs, I proceeded to climb up and get specimens of leaves and cones, and to make notes of the new discovery."

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"Was this a new discovery in forestology? The thought was too exciting, and forgetting the weariness of the tired limbs, I proceeded to climb up and get specimens of leaves and cones, and to make notes of the new discovery."

Etymology

From forest + -ology.

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