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Term: VASTUM
Definition: Vastum means waste. In history, it referred to the waste of a forest or wood.
VASTUM
vastum (vas-təm), n. Hist. WASTE. vastum forestae vel bosci (vas-təm for-es-tee vel bahs-I). Hist. Waste of a forest or wood.
Vastum is a Latin term that means "waste." In historical context, it refers to the waste of a forest or wood. For example, if a forest was destroyed by fire or deforestation, it would be considered a vastum forestae vel bosci.
These examples illustrate how the term vastum can be used to describe the waste of a forest or wood due to natural or human causes.