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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So a team of scientists from the Smithsonian and the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior exploited a natural phenomenon that occurs in the rainforest on Barro Colorado Island in Panama.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2024
The final hearing on May 29 was held in the Amazon rainforest city of Manaus.
—Jake Spring, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2024
The plant collection was assembled by teams of experts who conducted primary, first-hand field investigations and plant identification work in rainforest regions around the globe in addition to gathering data about traditional medicinal uses of plants from shamans and other Indigenous healers.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2024
Whitsunday hinterland pelican spiders live in the leaves on the rainforest ground, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
The setting this time is a lush and very wet mountain rainforest, drenched by a massive thunderstorm at a key point in the narrative.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
In the highlands of the southern Amazon rainforest, the heavy rainfall creates the headwaters of a vast river system, connecting the deepest reaches of the forest through water.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024
Imagine that you’re sent to a pristine rainforest to carry out a wildlife census.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 16 May 2024
In the nearly three decades since, the 39-year-old geologist has trekked into dozens of caves around the world: on islands in the Atlantic Ocean, inside glacier mills in the Alps, beneath the forest floor of the Amazon rainforest.
—Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2024
The final hearing on May 29 was held in the Amazon rainforest city of Manaus.
—Jake Spring, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2024
The plant collection was assembled by teams of experts who conducted primary, first-hand field investigations and plant identification work in rainforest regions around the globe in addition to gathering data about traditional medicinal uses of plants from shamans and other Indigenous healers.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2024
Whitsunday hinterland pelican spiders live in the leaves on the rainforest ground, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
The setting this time is a lush and very wet mountain rainforest, drenched by a massive thunderstorm at a key point in the narrative.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
In the highlands of the southern Amazon rainforest, the heavy rainfall creates the headwaters of a vast river system, connecting the deepest reaches of the forest through water.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024
Imagine that you’re sent to a pristine rainforest to carry out a wildlife census.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 16 May 2024
In the nearly three decades since, the 39-year-old geologist has trekked into dozens of caves around the world: on islands in the Atlantic Ocean, inside glacier mills in the Alps, beneath the forest floor of the Amazon rainforest.
—Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
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“Rainforest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainforest. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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