noun
1. the state of being clear of trees
• Derivationally related forms: ↑deforest
• Hypernyms: ↑environmental condition
2. the removal of trees
• Syn: ↑disforestation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑disforest (for: ↑disforestation), ↑deforest
• Hypernyms: ↑denudation, ↑stripping, ↑uncovering, ↑baring, ↑husking
Useful english dictionary. 2012.