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forested

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for·est  (fôrst, fr-)
n.
1. A dense growth of trees, plants, and underbrush covering a large area.
2. Something that resembles a large, dense growth of trees, as in density, quantity, or profusion: a forest of skyscrapers.
3. A defined area of land formerly set aside in England as a royal hunting ground.
tr.v. for·est·ed, for·est·ing, for·ests
To plant trees on.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin forestis (silva), outside (forest), from Latin fors, outside; see dhwer- in Indo-European roots.]

forest·al, fo·restial (f-rschl) adj.
fores·tation n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.forested - covered with forest; "efforts to protect forested lands of the northwest"
wooded - covered with growing trees and bushes etc; "wooded land"; "a heavily wooded tract"
Translations
forested [ˈfɒrɪstɪd] ADJarbolado, de bosques
densely or heavily forestedcubierto de bosques
only eight per cent of Britain is forestedlas áreas forestales de Gran Bretaña se reducen al ocho por ciento del territorio
forested [ˈfɒrɪstɪd] adj [area, mountain] → boisé(e)
thickly forested → très boisé
Forest Enterprise n (British)Office m national des forêts


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At the bottom he came out on a flat, so densely forested that he could not make out its extent.
He did not know that this Meringe Lagoon, backed by high, forested mountains and fronted and sheltered by the off- shore coral islets, was anything else than the entire world.
Preceded by the lion Tarzan descended into the valley, which, at this point, was forested with large trees.
 
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