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tropical rainforest

American  
[trahp-ik-uhl rayn-fawr-ist] / ˈtrɑp ɪk əl ˈreɪnˌfɔr ɪst /

noun

tropical rainforests plural
  1. Geography. dense, biodiverse forest in tropical latitudes where there is a high level of rainfall, such as in the Amazon River basin.


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Dr. Alvin Helden discovered the new species while conducting fieldwork in the tropical rainforest of Uganda.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

Environmentalists have raised alarm about drilling for oil off the coast of the world's largest tropical rainforest, a biodiverse area that is home to several Indigenous communities.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

The planning permission for the project has now been submitted, and some of the plants that make up the indoor tropical rainforest have started to be relocated.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

But seagrass does it especially fast — at a rate 35 times that of tropical rainforest.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

Its opposing face was a wall-size entertainment screen, now projecting a tropical rainforest with a high, flowing waterfall in the background.

From Oberheim (Voices) by Leadem, Christopher

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