rainforest
noun
rain·for·est
ˈrān-ˌfȯr-əst 
-ˌfär-
variants
or less commonly rain forest
plural rainforests also rain forests
1
: a tropical woodland with an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches (254 centimeters) and marked by lofty broad-leaved evergreen trees forming a continuous canopy
called also tropical rainforest
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Guests can lounge on volcanic beaches, bliss out with a seaweed wrap at the on-site spa, bop into Rodney Bay, or head out on adventurous excursions to zip-line through the rainforest or snorkel the reefs.
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Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2025
Panama’s Minister of Environment, Juan Carlos Navarro, explained his country is carbon-negative because its rainforests absorb more CO2 than its economy emits.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Low Humidity Peace lilies are native to rainforests with moist air.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Dec. 2024
Likewise, protecting biodiversity will require major changes to an economic system that values industries such as tourism and timber more than mangroves and rainforests.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
By the mid-2000s, visitors and expats were flocking to the country’s rainforests, cities and coastal beaches in droves, and Christina Vo was one of them.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
Machu Picchu in Peru, the Great Pyramids of Egypt, Mount Shasta in California, the temples of Angkor Wat in Cambodia, the sacred Cenotes of Mexico, Glastonbury in England and the rainforests of Costa Rica to name just a few will be en vogue in 2025.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Then kayak the Wailua River, slipping through dense rainforest to hidden sacred falls.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
While vacationers explored the black-sand beaches of Nuku Hiva or the rainforests of Hiva Oa (where the cruise line’s namesake artist lived and died), doctors got to work.
—Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 16 Dec. 2024
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Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2025
Panama’s Minister of Environment, Juan Carlos Navarro, explained his country is carbon-negative because its rainforests absorb more CO2 than its economy emits.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Low Humidity Peace lilies are native to rainforests with moist air.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Dec. 2024
Likewise, protecting biodiversity will require major changes to an economic system that values industries such as tourism and timber more than mangroves and rainforests.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
By the mid-2000s, visitors and expats were flocking to the country’s rainforests, cities and coastal beaches in droves, and Christina Vo was one of them.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
Machu Picchu in Peru, the Great Pyramids of Egypt, Mount Shasta in California, the temples of Angkor Wat in Cambodia, the sacred Cenotes of Mexico, Glastonbury in England and the rainforests of Costa Rica to name just a few will be en vogue in 2025.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Then kayak the Wailua River, slipping through dense rainforest to hidden sacred falls.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
While vacationers explored the black-sand beaches of Nuku Hiva or the rainforests of Hiva Oa (where the cruise line’s namesake artist lived and died), doctors got to work.
—Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Rainforest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainforest. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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