n.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )r ē - ˌ fo ̇ r- ə - ' st ā -sh ə n, - ˌ fär-
Function: noun
Date: 1887
: the action of renewing forest cover (as by natural seeding or by the artificial planting of seeds or young trees)
– re · for · est \ ( ˌ )r ē - ' fo ̇ r- ə st, - ' fär- \ transitive verb