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 insect population was eventually pushed south through Mexico and past the Darién Gap, the roadless rainforest on the border between Panama and Colombia, where it was held at bay until 2022.
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Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
In its most scenic moments, the train wanders along the island’s coastline and through rainforest, and sugar cane fields.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026
Surrounded by mountains, the Inside Passage and the Tongass National Forest, the city is a gateway to whale watching, glacier adventures and rainforest exploration.
—Staff, USA Today, 8 June 2026
Around a hundred members of the hunter-gatherer Shompen tribe live in the Great Nicobar's rainforests.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 7 June 2026
For about two decades, the Darién Gap, a forbidding, roadless rainforest on the border of Panama and Colombia, represented the geographic border of the screwworms’ reach.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 June 2026
Researchers have described humans as highly omnivorous, exploiting a wide range of plant, animal and fungal foods across environments as disparate as the Arctic tundra and equatorial rainforest.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Mélissa Berthet, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Milan, spent nine months observing bonobos in the remote rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
Water elements are abundant; all rooms include indoor and outdoor rainforest showers along with soaking tubs; some also feature private plunge pools.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
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Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
In its most scenic moments, the train wanders along the island’s coastline and through rainforest, and sugar cane fields.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026
Surrounded by mountains, the Inside Passage and the Tongass National Forest, the city is a gateway to whale watching, glacier adventures and rainforest exploration.
—Staff, USA Today, 8 June 2026
Around a hundred members of the hunter-gatherer Shompen tribe live in the Great Nicobar's rainforests.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 7 June 2026
For about two decades, the Darién Gap, a forbidding, roadless rainforest on the border of Panama and Colombia, represented the geographic border of the screwworms’ reach.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 June 2026
Researchers have described humans as highly omnivorous, exploiting a wide range of plant, animal and fungal foods across environments as disparate as the Arctic tundra and equatorial rainforest.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Mélissa Berthet, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Milan, spent nine months observing bonobos in the remote rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
Water elements are abundant; all rooms include indoor and outdoor rainforest showers along with soaking tubs; some also feature private plunge pools.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
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“Rainforest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainforest. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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