rimboschimento

reforestation

noun reem-boh-skee-MEN-toh Rare

Origin: From rimboschire (to reforest), from ri- (re-) + bosco (forest).

Usage Note

Rimboschimento is the technical environmental term for replanting forests on deforested land. The reverse process (deforestazione) is its antonym. It is always masculine and the plural rimboschimenti is regular. The verb form is rimboschire.

Examples

"Il progetto di rimboschimento ha piantato mille alberi."

Natural Translation

The reforestation project planted a thousand trees.

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