silvology

English

Etymology

silva +‎ -o- +‎ -logy. From Latin silva (“forest”) + Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, “study of”). Coined by Roeloff Oldeman in 1990 in his book Forests: elements of silvology.

Noun

silvology (uncountable)

1. The scientific study of forests.

Related terms

• silviculture

See also

• forestry