Definition of "nontimber" [nontimber]

• Not of or pertaining to timber. (adjective)

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• "Rain forests are now recognized as vast reservoirs of potential life-saving drugs and sustainable nontimber products."
• "Shifting (podu) cultivation and excessive dependence of the local communities on the nontimber forest products, especially in the northern parts of Andhra Pradesh, have also begun to degrade the ecological integrity of the forests."
• "They provide both direct economic benefits (energy, food, timber and nontimber products) and indirect benefits through the provision of ecological services (water catchment, controlling erosion and moderation of local climate)."