rainforest
noun
rain·for·est
ˈrān-ˌfȯr-əst 
-ˌfär-
variants
or less commonly rain forest
plural rainforests also rain forests
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 rainforest
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The Hills and their team, which is overwhelmingly composed of local residents, reimagined the former Coconut Grove Lodge into the area's first luxury retreat, with overwater suites, a private beach backed by lush rainforest, and farm-to-table dining.
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
Volcano sits at nearly 4,000 feet, right on the edge of its namesake national park, tucked into a high-altitude rainforest that looks more like the Pacific Northwest than the tropical postcards of Waikiki.
—Tommy Orange, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2026
That could be a spaceship flying over an alien planet, a blimp over a European city set in the 1950s drawing from a photo, or an tapir running through far reaches of the Amazon rainforest.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2026
Below the 40th parallel in the Southern Ocean, there are sixty-knot winds and tempestuous seas, rainforests, mountains, white sand beaches and an ever-changing sky.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Cremer was last seen in the mining town of Waratah, which borders the Tarkine rainforest, on June 17, 2023.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Swim through bioluminescent seas, sleep in deserts with poets, wake in rainforest dawns with conservationists, and travel north into polar silence.
—Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Spathiphyllum, or peace lily, is an evergreen tropical plant found on the forest floor of rainforests.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
Maduro decreed that 12% of Venezuela’s land—much of it Amazon rainforest—would be opened to mining.
—Helena Carpio, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
Volcano sits at nearly 4,000 feet, right on the edge of its namesake national park, tucked into a high-altitude rainforest that looks more like the Pacific Northwest than the tropical postcards of Waikiki.
—Tommy Orange, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2026
That could be a spaceship flying over an alien planet, a blimp over a European city set in the 1950s drawing from a photo, or an tapir running through far reaches of the Amazon rainforest.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2026
Below the 40th parallel in the Southern Ocean, there are sixty-knot winds and tempestuous seas, rainforests, mountains, white sand beaches and an ever-changing sky.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Cremer was last seen in the mining town of Waratah, which borders the Tarkine rainforest, on June 17, 2023.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Swim through bioluminescent seas, sleep in deserts with poets, wake in rainforest dawns with conservationists, and travel north into polar silence.
—Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Spathiphyllum, or peace lily, is an evergreen tropical plant found on the forest floor of rainforests.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
Maduro decreed that 12% of Venezuela’s land—much of it Amazon rainforest—would be opened to mining.
—Helena Carpio, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Rainforest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainforest. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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