tropical rainforest
noun
variants
or less commonly tropical rain forest
plural tropical rainforests also tropical rain forests
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However, their popularity has led to over-exploitation and increasing pressure on their native habitats in tropical rainforests across Central and South America.
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Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
And to sweeten the deal, the park also offers a wide array of daily seminars and shows, with topics including southern ground hornbill biology, tropical rainforest flora and the inner workings of some of the earth’s smallest bird species.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Similar host-manipulation strategies have been observed in Ophiocordyceps fungi that infect ants in tropical rainforests.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
National Park of American Samoa protects pieces of four of those islands, boasting tropical rainforests, steep peaks, remote beaches, and access to the surrounding ocean and coral reefs.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2025
Search and rescue teams in Puerto Rico are searching for an American tourist who was reported missing in the tropical rainforest of El Yunque, according to multiple reports.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
But a new study published this week found some of our ancestors managed to survive in a tropical rainforest in West Africa much earlier than was previously known.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
During the Oligocene period, the Fayum Depression was a lush, tropical rainforest.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
Aroid potting mix is designed to mimic the soil of tropical rainforests where popular houseplants such as hoyas, philodendrons, pothos, and monsteras grow in nature.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2025
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Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
And to sweeten the deal, the park also offers a wide array of daily seminars and shows, with topics including southern ground hornbill biology, tropical rainforest flora and the inner workings of some of the earth’s smallest bird species.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Similar host-manipulation strategies have been observed in Ophiocordyceps fungi that infect ants in tropical rainforests.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
National Park of American Samoa protects pieces of four of those islands, boasting tropical rainforests, steep peaks, remote beaches, and access to the surrounding ocean and coral reefs.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2025
Search and rescue teams in Puerto Rico are searching for an American tourist who was reported missing in the tropical rainforest of El Yunque, according to multiple reports.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
But a new study published this week found some of our ancestors managed to survive in a tropical rainforest in West Africa much earlier than was previously known.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
During the Oligocene period, the Fayum Depression was a lush, tropical rainforest.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
Aroid potting mix is designed to mimic the soil of tropical rainforests where popular houseplants such as hoyas, philodendrons, pothos, and monsteras grow in nature.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2025
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