noun

rainforest

RAYN-for-ihst

noun

A dense, tall forest that grows in a consistently warm, wet climate with no real dry season.

"The Amazon rainforest is home to an extraordinary range of wildlife."

"Loggers have cleared large sections of tropical rainforest for farmland."

How to Use Rainforest

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA thick, green forest in a very wet, warm climate, like the Amazon.

Common pairings

tropical rainforest rainforest canopy deforestation of the rainforest

rainforests plural

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The Amazon _____ is home to an extraordinary range of wildlife.

A direct translation of the German Regenwald ("rain forest"), built from "rain" and "forest".

forest