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Definition of Rain forest
1. Noun. A forest with heavy annual rainfall.
Generic synonyms: Forest, Wood, Woods
Specialized synonyms: Temperate Rain Forest, Selva, Tropical Rain Forest
Definition of Rain forest
1. Noun. (alternative form of rainforest) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rain Forest
Literary usage of Rain forest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Plant-geography Upon a Physiological Basis by Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper (1903)
"Distribution of the Tropical Rain-Forest. 2. General Character of the ...
Tropical Rain-Forest in Asia. Vegetation and flora on the Gedeh and Salak in Java. ..."
2. The US Virgin Islands Alive! by Harriet Greenberg, Douglas Greenberg (2006)
"The rain forest The island offers tremendous variety in vegetation. ... In the
northwest section of the island there is a tropical rain forest. ..."
3. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1915)
"BOOKS AND CURRENT LITERATURE A MONTANE RAIN-FOREST. ... Next comes 1 Shreve,
Forrest, A Montane Rain-Forest: A Contribution to the Physiological Plant ..."
4. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1915)
"... STUART GAGER Shreve's A Montane Rain-forest* Many writers have called attention
to the commanding influence of the great trade winds on the distribution ..."
5. The Philippine Journal of Science by Philippines Bureau of Science (1907)
"There are also epiphytes in the rain forest which are not ... In northern Negro's,
where the rain forest descends to near the sea level, I have found the ..."
6. Indonesia's Fires and Haze: The Cost of Catastrophe by David Glover, Timothy Jessup (1999)
"Sumatra and Borneo share a general forest type that is commonly known as tropical
rain forest. These two islands contain the largest and most diverse rain ..."
7. The Philippine Journal of Science by Institute of Science and Technology (Philippines) (1907)
"There are also epiphytes in the rain forest which are not coriaceous, ...
In northern Negros, where the rain forest descends to near the sea level, ..."
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