: a forest growing along a watercourse in a region otherwise devoid of trees
Examples of gallery forest in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThe cottonwood and willow gallery forests that line the river bank are aging, and the lack of new individuals presents a big challenge, said Kim Schonek, water program director for The Nature Conservancy.—The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2023 The habitat at the Hato Masagüaral consists of tropical savannah, gallery forest and, because parts of it are still a working cattle ranch, pastures.—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 21 June 2022
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