silviculture en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sel-der.? Latin silvabor. English silva Latin -i-bor. English -i- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English silviculture From silvi- + culture. From Latin silva (“forest”) + cultūra (“cultivation”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The care and development of forests in order to obtain a product or provide a benefit.
Wilderness is gone. Forest has succumbed to chemically sustained silviculture.
2018, Richard Powers, The Overstory, Vintage (2019), page 598:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| silvicultures | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
agrosilviculture · aquasilviculture · silvicultural · silviculturist
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (26)
cmn 林學 /林学 (forestry) · hi वनवर्धन (forestry) · vi lâm nghiệp (forestry) · ga foraoiseolaíocht (forestry) · nl bosbouw (forestry) · ru лесово́дство (forestry) · fr sylviculture (forestry) · ga cranneolaíocht (forestry) · bg лесовъдство (forestry) · ro silvicultură (forestry) · fi metsänhoito (forestry) · nb skogbruk (forestry) · pt silvicultura (forestry) · fi metsänhoitotiede (forestry) · pl gospodarka leśna (forestry) · ja 林学 (forestry) · ca silvicultura (forestry) · cmn 造林學 /造林学 (forestry) · pl leśnictwo (forestry) · hu erdészet (forestry) · de Waldbau (forestry) · es silvicultura (forestry) · sv skogsskötsel (forestry) · de Forstwissenschaft (forestry) · ru лесни́чество (forestry) · tr ormancılık (forestry)