Rainforest

Quick meaning: Rainforest is a noun meaning A forest in a climate with high annual rainfall and no dry season.

Meaning

A forest in a climate with high annual rainfall and no dry season.

Example Sentences

Enjoy your visit to the rainforests, because the next time you go there things could be very different.

Perhaps the most impressive expression of species diversity is the density of species found in a given area of rainforest.

Some researchers worry that rainforests will soon reach a tipping point — a point of no return in which the once-lush forests transition to arid regions.

The Sentinelese hunt in the rainforest and fish in the coastal waters using spears, bows and arrows, as well as homemade narrow outrigger canoes, according to Survival International.

Word Forms

• rainforests
• rain forest

Synonyms for rainforest

Depending on context, synonyms include jungle.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include jungle, forest, selva, woodland, stormwater, rain.

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