What does rain forest mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rain forest, rainforestnoun

    a forest with heavy annual rainfall

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  1. Rain Forest

    Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainforest, but other types have been described. Estimates vary from 40% to 75% of all biotic species being indigenous to the rainforests. There may be many millions of species of plants, insects and microorganisms still undiscovered in tropical rainforests. Tropical rainforests have been called the "jewels of the Earth" and the "world's largest pharmacy", because over one quarter of natural medicines have been discovered there.Rainforests as well as endemic rainforest species are rapidly disappearing due to deforestation, the resulting habitat loss and pollution of the atmosphere.

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  1. rain forest

    A rainforest is a type of ecosystem characterized by a high level of rainfall, typically receiving between 98 and 177 inches per year, and is high in biodiversity with a wide variety of medicinal plants, towering trees, and colorful and diverse fauna. Rainforests exist in both tropical and temperate regions, with the majority located near the earth's equator. They play a crucial role in maintaining the earth's climate by absorbing large amounts of carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen.

Editors Contribution

  1. Rain Forestnoun

    We used to call it "jungle" in the old days, suggesting it was a forbidding place you wouldn't much care yo go to, unless you were Tarzan...

    Walking through the jungle, sweat soaking his cothes, he stepped on a poisonous snake and died five minutes later.

    Etymology: have no idea--why do you ask me questions like this?


    Submitted by sambergkenneth on January 7, 2022  

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of rain forest in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of rain forest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of rain forest in a Sentence

  1. Louise Brown:

    It is always wet in a rain forest, outside it looks warm, but it is always wet.


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