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TIMBERLAND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Land that is covered with trees and shrubs
Synonyms:
forest; timber; timberland; woodland
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("timberland" is a kind of...):
biome (a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate)
dry land; earth; ground; land; solid ground; terra firma (the solid part of the earth's surface)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "timberland"):
greenwood (woodlands in full leaf)
riparian forest (woodlands along the banks of stream or river)
silva; sylva (the forest trees growing in a country or region)
tree farm (a forest (or part of a forest) where trees are grown for commercial use)
Instance hyponyms:
Black Forest; Schwarzwald (a hilly forest region in southwestern Germany)
Sherwood Forest (an ancient forest in central England; formerly a royal hunting ground; said to be the home of Robin Hood and his merry band)
Wilderness (a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War)
