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Old-growth

noun

1.

forest growth consisting of mature or overmature trees.

2.

virgin timber.

Origin:
1880–85

Related forms

old-growth, adjective

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old growth
noun
forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity

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