"silvology" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From silva + -o- + -logy. From Latin silva (“forest”) + Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, “study of”). Coined by Roeloff Oldeman in 1990 in his book Forests: elements of silvology. Etymology templates: {{af|en|silva|-o-|-logy}} silva + -o- + -logy, {{der|en|la|silva||forest}} Latin silva (“forest”), {{der|en|grc|-λογία||study of}} Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, “study of”), {{coin|en|Roeloff Oldeman|in=1990|nobycat=1|w=-}} Coined by Roeloff Oldeman in 1990 Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} silvology (uncountable)
  1. The scientific study of forests. Wikipedia link: silvology Tags: uncountable Related terms: silviculture, silvologist, forestry
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