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afforested

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af·for·est  (-fôrst, -fr-)
tr.v. af·for·est·ed, af·for·est·ing, af·for·ests
To convert (open land) into a forest by planting trees or their seeds.

[Medieval Latin afforstre : Latin ad-, ad- + Medieval Latin forstre (from forsta, forest; see forest).]

af·fores·tation n.
Translations
afforested [æˈfɒrɪstɪd] ADJ [land] → poblado de árboles


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A team led by Wayne Skaggs of North Carolina State University in Chapel Hill, in collaboration with the US Forest Service, afforested one of a pair of watersheds.
57243 acre is under natural forest cover while 286658 acres, is afforested area.
 
 
 
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