Why this word is great
INTERLUCATION — [Noun] The deliberate thinning of a forest canopy to allow sunlight to penetrate. From Latin interlucatio ("act of pruning or thinning"), from interlucare ("to let light through"), from inter- ("between") + lucare ("to shine"). Unlike "deforestation" (which strips the land bare) or "coppicing" (which severs trees at the stump to spur new shoots), interlucation is a measured negotiation with shadow. It is the dappled gold of afternoon light striping a mossy floor, the careful snip of shears opening a window in the leaves, the sudden warmth on ferns that had only known twilight—a reminder that even nature’s abundance sometimes needs space to breathe.