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Rainforest

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A dense evergreen forest with an annual rainfall of at least 406 centimeters (160 inches). Rainforests are often, but not always, located in tropical regions.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

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

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a forest with heavy annual rainfall

Word Usage

"The Canopy Tower hotel, a former U.S. radar installation, is surrounded by virgin rainforest and exotic wildlife."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

wood forest Woods

Hyponym

tropical rain forest temperate rain forest selva

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

jungle tropical forest

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

quarter-point semi-open integrationand wild-life old-growth