gallery forest

noun

1. a narrow strip of woods or forest along the banks of a watercourse flowing through open country.

gallery forest

noun

1. a stretch of forest along a river in an area of otherwise open country

Word History and Origins

Origin of gallery forest¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

A small village on the Pacific coast; arid tropical scrub forest and gallery forest along the Arroyo de Huahua.

From Project Gutenberg

Our specimens were caught in mist nets placed over small, quiet streams that were fringed with tall, gallery forest.

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Most of our specimens were captured in mist nets set over small streams bordered by gallery forest, or in banana groves.

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The specimens from Boaco and Chontales were captured over small streams bordered by gallery forest.

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