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Fires on the forest floor cause the trees’ cones to dry out and release seeds.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
Trinidadian sipo snakes are predators, primarily eating frogs, and move between the forest floor, lower branches and treetop canopy, researchers said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
Depicted from the legs up, the sculpted woman emerges from the slanted face of a boulder on the forest floor.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
Hendricks is as much a photojournalist as a nature photographer, noting the impact of climate change and habitat loss on wildlife or, say, the greed of humans who poach native plants from forest floors.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1849, in the meaning defined above
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“Forest floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forest%20floor. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
forest floor
noun
: the upper layer of mixed soil and decayed or decaying organic material typical of forested land
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