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The forest floor is no longer the forest floor, at least not surrounding many of our homes.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 11 Oct. 2024
Unfortunately, even though hundreds of seedlings emerge from the shady forest floor beneath the Guam tree every year, most of them die within less than a month due to insufficient sunlight.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2024
Fat fingers grabbed fistfuls of fruit, sending leaves raining down the forest floor like confetti.
—Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2024
Researchers have analyzed pollen preserved in the sediments in the forest floor, revealing that the ecosystem has stood for at least 8,300 years.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 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 31 Oct. 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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