rainforest
noun
a tropical forest, usually of tall, densely growing, broad-leaved evergreen trees in an area of high annual rainfall.
rain forest
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a variation of
rainforest.
Example Sentences
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The programme includes meetings with cricketing legends in Antigua and Barbuda, where the West Indies team is based, and meeting conservationists responsible for Guyana's rain forest.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
His photos of temperate rain forest in Wales reveal shapes, structures and colours that rival a coral reef.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2024
Every rain forest we bulldoze for cattle and every open pit lithium mine we carve out to power our Teslas is hardly different than a Cordyceps fungus turning its host into a zombie.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2023
You can score a fee-free spot in old-growth rain forest at Campbell Tree Grove near Quinault, scheduled to reopen May 5, where there are bathrooms but no potable water.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
But nothing, not his mothers death, not his feelings of awe in a Brazilian rain forest, had given him a faith in the afterlife the way Fanny’s death had done for Emma.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
