forest floor
Americannoun
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forest floors
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Males typically call from leaves on shrubs and bromeliads several meters above the forest floor.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026
"Combined with its hidden, subterranean, and mysterious lifestyle on the forest floor, our team unanimously agreed that naming it Thismia daemona perfectly captured its enigmatic and devil-like essence," Dr. Chantanaorrapint said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Dead pine needles and soot carpet the forest floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Plus, it's also doing a lot of damage to the forest floor, which is bad for the survival of the woods, for the food chain in the woods, for the seeds and the birds.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
I considered leaving off my boots, as feet that can run bare over Tarbean’s rooftops are in no danger of being hurt by the roughest forest floor.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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