"forestness" meaning in English

See forestness in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From forest + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|forest|ness}} forest + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} forestness (uncountable)
  1. The quality of being forest. Tags: uncountable
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