What does Rainforest mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rain forest, rainforestnoun

    a forest with heavy annual rainfall

Wiktionary

  1. rainforestnoun

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

  2. Etymology: a calque of Regenwald.

Wikipedia

  1. Rainforest

    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. rainforest

    A rainforest is a type of dense, tropical or subtropical forest usually characterized by high annual rainfall, warm temperatures, and a diverse range of plants and animal species. It is categorized into two types: temperate and tropical rainforests. Due to its wet and humid climate, it hosts around half of the world's plant and animal species. Rainforests play a crucial role in maintaining the earth's climate by absorbing vast amounts of carbon dioxide and producing significant amounts of the world's oxygen.

Wikidata

  1. Rainforest

    Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with definitions based on a minimum normal annual rainfall of 1750–2000 mm. The monsoon trough, alternatively known as the intertropical convergence zone, plays a significant role in creating the climatic conditions necessary for the Earth's tropical rainforests. Around 40% to 75% of all biotic species are indigenous to the rainforests. It has been estimated that 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 are also responsible for 28% of the world's oxygen turnover, sometimes misnamed oxygen production, processing it through photosynthesis from carbon dioxide and consuming it through respiration. The undergrowth in some areas of a rainforest can be restricted by poor penetration of sunlight to ground level. If the leaf canopy is destroyed or thinned, the ground beneath is soon colonized by a dense, tangled growth of vines, shrubs and small trees, called a jungle. There are two types of rainforest, tropical rainforest and temperate rainforest.

Editors Contribution

  1. rainforest

    A type of forest.

    The rainforests are beautiful and so colorful and create much joy on the planet.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 28, 2020  

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Rainforest in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Rainforest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Rainforest in a Sentence

  1. Jimena Diaz Leiva:

    As many miners tell me, these interventions just push miners into areas further and further into the rainforest, because they want to prevent being caught.

  2. Kristine Bohmann:

    In just 40 samples, we detected 49 species spanning mammal, bird, amphibian, reptile and fish, in the Rainforest House( at Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark) we even detected the guppies in the pond, the two-toed sloth and the boa. When sampling air in just one outdoor site, we detected many of the animals with access to an outdoor enclosure in that part of Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark, for example kea, ostrich and rhino.

  3. Toby Gardner:

    The Amazon rainforest is firmly established in the psyche of many for decades now, and rightly so -- The Amazon rainforest's suffering a desperate plight of The Amazon rainforest own, but there are other ecosystems that are disappearing, and we learn about what they are too late.

  4. Seok Noh-ki:

    When they said Amazon I thought they're talking about the rainforest and river that I saw from TV.

  5. Pope Francis:

    From the peak of Chimborazo (volcano) to the Pacific coast, from the Amazon rainforest to the Galapagos Islands, may you never lose the ability to thank God for what he has done and is doing for you, may you never lose the ability to protect what is small and simple, to care for your children and your elderly, to have confidence in the young, and to be constantly struck by the nobility of your people and the singular beauty of your country.

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