rainforest
rainforest — noun
1. a dense, warm forest found in tropical regions with very heavy rainfall througho
a dense, warm forest found in tropical regions with very heavy rainfall throughout the year, supporting an extremely wide variety of plants and animals
Ravindra studied how the rainforest canopy captures sunlight for the taller trees.
countable: 'the rainforest' refers to a specific forest
Deforestation threatens the Amazon rainforest, which is home to thousands of animal species.
collocation: deforestation threatens [the] rainforest
Élise could hear parrots and howler monkeys from deep inside the rainforest.
Rainforest soils are often thin because heavy rains wash away nutrients quickly.
The Yasuní rainforest in Ecuador has more tree species per hectare than all of Canada.
- tropical forest
broader term — includes rainforests and other forests in warm regions with less rainfall
- jungle
focuses on the dense, tangled undergrowth layer; less precise as an ecosystem label and often used more loosely
- woodland
too general — any land covered with trees, not specific to tropical high-rainfall areas
- desert
receives very little rainfall, the opposite of a rainforest in precipitation terms
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Countable when referring to a specific forest (e.g., the Daintree Rainforest); uncountable when referring to the ecosystem type in general (e.g., Rainforest covers large areas of the basin).