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rain forest

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. rain forest (noun)
  2. temperate rain forest (noun)
  3. tropical rain forest (noun)

rain forest

noun

Definition of RAIN FOREST

1
: a tropical woodland with an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches (254 centimeters) and marked by lofty broad-leaved evergreen trees forming a continuous canopy —called also tropical rain forest
2
: temperate rain forest
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First Known Use of RAIN FOREST

1903

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