forest
v.
plant trees, plant woods
n.
woods, area of land covered with trees
FOREST
Forest
A forest is an area with a high density of
trees. There are many definitions of a forest, based on various criteria . These plant communities cover large areas of the globe and function as
habitats for organisms,
hydrologic flow modulators, and
soil conservers, constituting one of the most important aspects of the
Earth's biosphere. Historically, forest meant an uncultivated area
legally set aside for
hunting by
feudal nobility, and these hunting forests were not necessarily wooded much if at all (see
Royal Forest). However, as hunting forests did often include considerable areas of woodland, the word forest eventually came to mean wooded land more generally.
See more at Wikipedia.org...
Forest, Belgium
forest
Noun
1. the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
(synonym) wood, woods
(hypernym) vegetation, flora
(hyponym) bosk
(member-meronym) underbrush, undergrowth, underwood
(derivation) afforest
2. land that is covered with trees and shrubs
(synonym) woodland, timberland, timber
(hypernym) land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
(hyponym) Black Forest, Schwarzwald
(derivation) afforest
Verb
1. establish a forest on previously unforested land; "afforest the mountains"
(synonym) afforest
(hypernym) plant, set
(hyponym) re-afforest
(derivation) woodland, timberland, timber
Guernsey: Government
Country name:
conventional long form: Bailiwick of Guernsey
conventional short form: Guernsey
Dependency status:
British crown dependency
Government type:
NA
Capital:
Saint Peter Port
Administrative divisions:
none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 10 parishes including Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson, Vale, Castel, Saint Saviour, Saint Pierre du Bois, Torteval, Forest, Saint Martin, Saint Andrew
Independence:
none (British crown dependency)
National holiday:
Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Constitution:
unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Legal system:
English law and local statutes; justice is administered by the Royal Court
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief Lt. Gen. Sir John FOLEY (since NA 2000)
head of government: Chief Minister Laurie MORGAN (since 1 May 2004)
cabinet: Policy Council elected by the States of Deliberation
elections: the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch; chief minister is elected by States of Delibertion
election results: Laurie MORGAN elected chief minister, percent of vote of the States of Deliberation NA%
Legislative branch:
unicameral States of Deliberation (45 seats; members are elected by popular vote for 4 years); note - Alderney and Sark have their own parliaments
elections: last held 21 April 2004 (next to be held NA 2008)
election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - all independents
Judicial branch:
Royal Court
Political parties and leaders:
none; all independents
Political pressure groups and leaders:
none
International organization participation:
UPU
Diplomatic representation in the US:
none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation from the US:
none (British crown dependency)
Flag description:
white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) extending to the edges of the flag and a yellow equal-armed cross of William the Conqueror superimposed on the Saint George cross
More about Guernsey:
Introduction
Geography
People
Economy
Communications
Transportation
Military
Transnational Issues
Forest
Terrestrial ecosystem (biome) with enough average annual precipitation (at least 76 centimeters or 30 inches) to support growth of various species of trees and smaller forms of vegetation.