sylviculture

English

Noun

sylviculture (countable and uncountable, plural sylvicultures)

1. Alternative spelling of silviculture

French

Etymology

From Latin sylva (“forest”) + culture, on the model of agriculture, horticulture, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sil.vi.kyl.tyʁ/

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Noun

sylviculture f (plural sylvicultures)

1. forestry

Further reading

• “sylviculture”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.