forestation

 [fawr-uh-stey-shuhn, for-]  

for·est·a·tion

   [fawr-uh-stey-shuhn, for-]
noun
the planting of forests.
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Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism; forest + -ation
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forestation (ˌfɒrɪˈsteɪʃən)
 
—n
the planting of trees over a wide area

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