单词 | tree-planting |
释义 | > as lemmastree-planting tree-planting n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > [noun] > planting trees or afforestation afforestation1598 inforestation1677 wooding1827 reboisement1872 tree-planting1872 reforestation1876 reforestization1882 reafforestation1884 reforestment1921 1872 in Encycl. Brit. (1902) XXXI. 112/2 Resolved that Wednesday, the 10th day of April 1872, be..set apart..for tree-planting in the state of Nebraska, and the State Board of Agriculture hereby name it Arbor Day. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXII. 731/2 In order to encourage tree-planting [in S. Australia], a yearly school holiday devoted to this purpose, and known as Arbor Day, was established in 1886. a1974 R. Crossman Diaries (1975) I. 67 Today I was busy with Pritchett about tree-planting on the bends of the Cherwell between Upper Prescote and Prescote. 1980 P. Lively Judgement Day vii. 90 He..had refused to contribute to the Tree Planting Fund. < as lemmas |
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