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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Millions of acres of peatlands and rainforest burned.
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Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2025
Her travel writing has taken her to rainforests, remote tropical islands, and the red carpets of Cannes.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
That was still bleak in comparison to rainforests or meadows; microbes living there covered up to 28.37 percent of the tree of life.
—Ars Technica, 2 Mar. 2025
And an energy-efficient funicular—the longest in the Caribbean—allows guests to view the rainforest from new heights.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025
According to the team, rainforests have long been overlooked as a setting for the development of our species—with the biomes long thought of as natural barriers to human occupation.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
The program, signed in July, is aimed at reducing irregular migration through the Darien Gap, a mountainous rainforest region connecting South and Central America.
—Michael Rios, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025
Beetles battling for mating rights, a bear stalking through the rainforest and a damselfly perched in front of a waterfall are just some of the many scenes that wowed judges during the annual Close-up Photographer of the Year contest.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
Look no further than Khao Yai National Park, one of the country’s oldest and largest national parks, featuring more than 2,000 kilometers of rainforests, evergreen forests, and grasslands.
—Cat Sposato, AFAR Media, 18 Feb. 2025
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Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2025
Her travel writing has taken her to rainforests, remote tropical islands, and the red carpets of Cannes.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
That was still bleak in comparison to rainforests or meadows; microbes living there covered up to 28.37 percent of the tree of life.
—Ars Technica, 2 Mar. 2025
And an energy-efficient funicular—the longest in the Caribbean—allows guests to view the rainforest from new heights.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025
According to the team, rainforests have long been overlooked as a setting for the development of our species—with the biomes long thought of as natural barriers to human occupation.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
The program, signed in July, is aimed at reducing irregular migration through the Darien Gap, a mountainous rainforest region connecting South and Central America.
—Michael Rios, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025
Beetles battling for mating rights, a bear stalking through the rainforest and a damselfly perched in front of a waterfall are just some of the many scenes that wowed judges during the annual Close-up Photographer of the Year contest.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
Look no further than Khao Yai National Park, one of the country’s oldest and largest national parks, featuring more than 2,000 kilometers of rainforests, evergreen forests, and grasslands.
—Cat Sposato, AFAR Media, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Rainforest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainforest. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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