Definition of "nonforest" [nonforest]

• Not of or pertaining to forest. (adjective)

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• "The authors conclude: “There is a real likelihood of Yellowstone’s forests being converted to nonforest vegetation during the mid-21st century because reduced fire intervals would likely preclude postfire tree regeneration.”"
• "In 2007 the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests asked the company to stop its operations on the grounds that the mining was being done on forest land and not "nonforest land" as certified by the state administration."
• "So how did nonforest land suddenly become a forest when officers from the center checked?"