forest
1. for.est or fo.res.ti.al \'fo.r-*st, 'fa:r-\ \-*st-*l\ \f*-'res-te--*l, fo.-, -'res(h)-ch*l\ \.fo.r-*-sta--sh*n, .fa:r-\ n [ME, fr. OF, fr. ML forestis, fr. L foris outside] often attrib 1: a tract of wooded land in England formerly owned by the sovereign and us ed for game 2: a dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract 3: something resembling a forest esp. in profusion - fo.res.ta.l aj 2. forest vt : to cover with trees or forest