silvics

silvics [sil-viks] ExamplesWord Origin noun (used with a singular verb)

1. the scientific study of trees and their environment.

Origin of silvics 1945–50; Latin silv(a) woodland + -ics Examples from the Web for silvics Historical Examples of silvics

A man may be a poor Forester who knows Silvics, but no man can be a good Forester who does not.

The Training of a Forester

Gifford Pinchot