second-growth forest

second-growth forest
A forest which has been harvested and is regrowing.

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  • second-growth — /sɛkənd ˈgroʊθ/ (say sekuhnd grohth) adjective of, relating to, or consisting of second growth: *I walked out from between thin saplings of second growth forest. –gerald murnane, 1987 …  

  • second growth — ☆ second growth n. tree growth on land stripped of virgin forest …   English World dictionary

  • second growth — noun a second growth of trees covering an area where the original stand was destroyed by fire or cutting • Hypernyms: ↑forest, ↑wood, ↑woods …   Useful english dictionary

  • Old-growth forest — Old growth redirects here. For the Dead Meadow album, see Old Growth (album). See also: Ancient woodland Old growth European Beech forest in Biogradska Gora National Park, Montenegro …   Wikipedia

  • Old growth forest — Old growth forest, (also termed primary forest, ancient forest, virgin forest, primeval forest, frontier forest or in the UK, Ancient Woodland), is a type of forest that has attained great age and so exhibits unique biological features. Old… …   Wikipedia

  • second growth — sec′ond growth′ n. the plant growth that follows the destruction of virgin forest • Etymology: 1820–30 …   From formal English to slang

  • second growth — noun Date: 1829 forest trees that come up naturally after removal of the first growth by cutting or by fire …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • second growth — the plant growth that follows the destruction of virgin forest. [1820 30] * * * …   Universalium

  • second growth — /sɛkənd ˈgroʊθ/ (say sekuhnd grohth) noun the growth that follows the destruction of virgin forest …  

  • Forest Park (Portland) — Geobox Protected Area name = Forest Park native name = other name = other name1 = category local = category iucn = image size = 300 image caption = etymology type = Named for etymology = country = United States state = Oregon region type = City… …   Wikipedia

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