forests

for-ests · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Large areas of land covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth.

  2. 2.

    Areas maintained for timber production or hunting.

  3. 3.

    Dense collections or groupings (figurative).

Related words

Antonyms: deserts, plains
See also: deforestation, jungle, trees, woodland
Synonyms: timberlands, woodlands, woods

Etymology

From Old French forest, from Medieval Latin forestis (silva) meaning "(wood) outside" (the walls or main settlements), from Latin foris ("outside"). The word entered English after the Norman Conquest, originally referring to royal hunting grounds.