rainforest
103
2.3
- noun
- /ˈreɪnˌfɔrɪst/
:
selva tropical
- They'd preserved a section of the rainforest that had once covered the entire island.
- tropical rainforest
- rainforest ecosystem
- preserve the rainforest
Now that doesn't mean out in the rainforest hugging a tree being green.
- Now that doesn't mean out in the rainforest hugging a tree being green.
- And, and the Amazon rainforest is another example of this.
- And to me, the rainforests represent the crown jewel of that.
- And I was like, now Brazil's big and the Amazon rainforest is enormous.
- Team of environmental scientists has studied the rainforest with lasers.
- Is that as a threat to the, the, the Amazon rainforest?
- And once you get rid of the Amazon, it's not easy to regrow a rainforest from scratch.
- So he's going to give us a local's way into seeing the beautiful LUK rainforest.
- This is an acai bowl, which has antioxidants and comes from Brazil, the rainforest.
Examples
-
We would cycle through the Amazon rainforest or travel to the unspoiled landscape of the Himalayas.
Fiction book (1997) -
I can't believe you and Rachel are gonna be spending six months in the rainforest.
-
And, and the Amazon rainforest is another example of this.
-
Did you know, fun fact, this is the oldest rainforest in the world.
-
The Amazon Jungle, the largest tropical rainforest in the world, is burning.
-
More than 18% of tropical rainforests are now covered by totally protected areas.
Academic text (2011) -
Then he noticed that the rainforest, normally overflowing with the sounds of life, was silent.
Fiction book (1996) -
I think back to the Amazon rainforest and the dire situation of its Indigenous peoples.
Academic text (2008) -
Albino ironwood, right out of the Peruvian rainforest.
-
The Amazon rainforest is home to countless species of plants and animals, making it one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet.
Synonyms
383
1.0
A dense tropical forest with thick plants that are hard to walk through
26
1.6
A large thick forest in the tropics with very heavy rain
3
2.7
A large area of tall trees near the equator that gets heavy rain and has many plants and animals
How Rainy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word rainforest comes from the simple parts rain and forest, so it literally means 'a forest that gets a lot of rain', which is why it refers to the very wet, dense forests like the Amazon.