virgin forest
Britishnoun
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The Carpathians are a land of fog, fictional vampires and real-life wolves, as well as several thousand brown bears and roughly two-thirds of the remaining virgin forest in Europe.
From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2024
Since 2017, local residents trained as wardens have been patrolling the dense virgin forest of this location in St Vincent and the Grenadines, on call 24/7 in the event of an intruder.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2022
“There is no virgin forest left in Alexandria and Arlington,” said Brian.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 5, 2022
Reaching up and pushing aside the last, dark green boughs, the 50-year-old finally pops his head through the emerald gloom of the virgin forest into the golden September sun of the Caucasus Mountains.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 21, 2017
After that they had to make their way through the virgin forest as best they might.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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