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1. ablaqueate, v. View full entry ?1440
...trans. To loosen or remove the soil round the roots of (a tree, vine, etc.) so as to expose them to the sun and rain....
2. ablaqueation, n. View full entry ?1440
...The loosening or removal of the soil round the roots of a tree or vine; the exposure of a plant's roots. Cf. ablaqueate...
3. advance growth in advance, n. and adj. View full entry 1882
...new trees that have arisen through natural propagation in advance of a process of tree removal or regeneration (regeneration4)....
4. afforest, v. View full entry c1503
...trans.Eng. Law. To convert (an area of land) into a royal hunting ground; to give (land) the legal status of a forest (forest2). Cf. disafforest1...
5. afforestable, adj. View full entry 1887
...Of land: capable of being converted into forest or woodland....
6. afforestation, n. View full entry 1598
...Originally: the action or process of giving land the legal status of forest (forest2) (now hist.). Later also: the conversion of land into forest or woodland. Also:...
7. all-aged, adj. View full entry 1905
...Forestry. Designating a forest made up of a mixture of trees of all ages....
8. alligator, n.2 View full entry 1884
...N. Amer. (chiefly Canad.) Forestry. A type of flat-bottomed steam-powered paddle boat, used esp. for towing log booms, that can be winched across land from one body...
9. amputate, v. View full entry 1638
...gen. To cut or lop off, e.g. the branches of trees in pruning. Obs. exc. as a fig. use of 2....
10. amputation, n. View full entry 1611
...gen. A cutting or lopping off, as of branches of trees in pruning; also, the cut end. Obs. exc. as fig. use of 2....
11. † arboˈrator, n. View full entry 1664
...One who attends to the culture of trees....
12. arboretum, n. View full entry 1838
...A place devoted to the cultivation and exhibition of rare trees; a botanical tree-garden....
13. arboricultural, adj. View full entry 1828
...Pertaining to arboriculture....
14. arboriculture, n. View full entry 1828
...The cultivation of trees and shrubs for use or ornament....
15. arboriculturist, n. View full entry 1825
...One who practises arboriculture....
16. † arˈbust, v. View full entry 1623
...To plant with trees....
17. † ˈargot, n.1 View full entry c1400
...A spur left in pruning a tree....
18. assortment, n. View full entry 1767
...A group of things of the same sort; a class formed by assorting. spec. in Forestry (see quots.). Also attrib....
19. attachment, n. View full entry ?1592
...In Forest Law (see quot.)....
20. averruncator, n. View full entry 1842
...An instrument for cutting off the branches of trees at a height above the head, consisting of a pair of pruning shears, or a knife-blade working within a hook, mounted on a...
