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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Brisbane, Australia — Along a nine-mile stretch of river between two waterfalls in the Australian rainforest lives a tiny fish that’s been there for millions of years, hiding between rocks along the riverbank by day and emerging at night to feed.
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Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
That version, directed by Luis Llosa, focused more on thrills and chills, with a plot centered on a documentary crew that ventures into the Amazon rainforest to help a snake hunter (Voight) track down a legendary — and lethal — serpent.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
Belize’s wealth of activities and sights ensures that each family member can find magic in its rainforests, islands, and wealth of experiences.
—Patricia Johnson, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
Paul Rudd, Jack Black, Steve Zahn and Thandiwe Newton play childhood friends whose lives haven’t gone as planned, at least until Rudd’s Griff twists all their arms to finally pursue their adolescent dream of remaking 1997’s Anaconda in the Amazon rainforest.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Dec. 2025
The Road to Hāna (or the Hāna Highway, as it's also known) takes you through moist rainforests with hidden waterfalls and arid hills that slope into the ocean, past black sand beaches and ancient lava flows.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
Orchids may be a common offering at home improvement stores or your neighborhood Trader Joe’s, but these tropical plants are a long way from their rainforest homes.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2025
Her people live in Pandora’s rainforests, a land rich in unobtanium, the powerful natural resource (think mega-oil) humans are here to mine.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
And at the time, the canopy of rainforest was sort of considered a, a real unknown area.
—Outside Online, 17 Dec. 2025
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Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
That version, directed by Luis Llosa, focused more on thrills and chills, with a plot centered on a documentary crew that ventures into the Amazon rainforest to help a snake hunter (Voight) track down a legendary — and lethal — serpent.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
Belize’s wealth of activities and sights ensures that each family member can find magic in its rainforests, islands, and wealth of experiences.
—Patricia Johnson, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
Paul Rudd, Jack Black, Steve Zahn and Thandiwe Newton play childhood friends whose lives haven’t gone as planned, at least until Rudd’s Griff twists all their arms to finally pursue their adolescent dream of remaking 1997’s Anaconda in the Amazon rainforest.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Dec. 2025
The Road to Hāna (or the Hāna Highway, as it's also known) takes you through moist rainforests with hidden waterfalls and arid hills that slope into the ocean, past black sand beaches and ancient lava flows.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
Orchids may be a common offering at home improvement stores or your neighborhood Trader Joe’s, but these tropical plants are a long way from their rainforest homes.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2025
Her people live in Pandora’s rainforests, a land rich in unobtanium, the powerful natural resource (think mega-oil) humans are here to mine.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
And at the time, the canopy of rainforest was sort of considered a, a real unknown area.
—Outside Online, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Rainforest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainforest. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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