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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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.
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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
With a guide, guests will be able to witness these animals in their natural habitat, with an ancient rainforest around them.
—Deborah Calmeyer, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
Inspired by the Amazonian rainforest at dawn, this boasts a sensually exotic smell similar to the natural resin found in the Brazilian jungle.
—Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024
There are ones that help save cats and dogs or conserve rainforests, among a bunch of other great causes.
—Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2024
The active but currently dormant Arenal Volcano is surrounded by verdant rainforests.
—Brent Rose, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Nov. 2024
However, one taste of genuine chocolate was enough to convince the James Beard Award-winning writer that the soul of cacao still exists, and to send him on a wild goose chase that would take him from the rainforests of Bolivia and Brazil to Belize and Guatemala to track it down in the wild.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
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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
With a guide, guests will be able to witness these animals in their natural habitat, with an ancient rainforest around them.
—Deborah Calmeyer, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
Inspired by the Amazonian rainforest at dawn, this boasts a sensually exotic smell similar to the natural resin found in the Brazilian jungle.
—Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024
There are ones that help save cats and dogs or conserve rainforests, among a bunch of other great causes.
—Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2024
The active but currently dormant Arenal Volcano is surrounded by verdant rainforests.
—Brent Rose, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Nov. 2024
However, one taste of genuine chocolate was enough to convince the James Beard Award-winning writer that the soul of cacao still exists, and to send him on a wild goose chase that would take him from the rainforests of Bolivia and Brazil to Belize and Guatemala to track it down in the wild.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Rainforest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainforest. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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