n. The care and development of forests in order to obtain a product or provide a benefit; forestry.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. See sylviculture.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. See sylviculture.
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n. the branch of forestry dealing with the development and care of forests
Word Usage
"The approach recommended was a blend of the new and the old: pest management using natural predators, intercropping agroforestry, silviculture and green manure."