afforestation
noun
the process of planting many trees on an area of land
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to make a tree or tall plant fall down by cutting through it
to cut through the trunk of a tree in order to make it fall to the ground
the British organization responsible for looking after forests
noun
the process of putting new trees in the ground in an area where trees used to grow
to cut through something such as a tree with a saw so that it falls to the ground
another spelling of sylvan
noun
someone whose job is to deal with trees that are damaged or affected by a disease, especially by cutting off the damaged parts
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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