Re-afforest

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  reafforest \re`af*for"est\ (r[=e]`[a^]f*f[o^]r"[e^]st), v. t.
     To convert again into a forest, as a region of country; to
     re-establish a forest after clear-cutting or fire, etc.; --
     used more often without the hyphen.
     [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  re-afforest
       v : re-establish a forest after clear-cutting or fire, etc.;
           "re-afforest the area that was burned during the
           fighting"