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 Congo Basin rainforest, for one, removes carbon from the atmosphere with a value of $55 billion per year, according to the Center for Global Development (CGD), or equivalent to 36% of the GDP of the six countries that host the forest.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
The first trailer for the film, which IndieWire is sharing below, shows Good’s mother more comfortable nude in her home in the sweltering rainforest than shopping for bras at a department store.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
Other people want to slosh around in the rainforest getting wet socks and studying how spiders swing through trees and even more power to them.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
The report also flags looming tipping points for the Amazon rainforest, polar ice sheets, and key ocean currents that help regulate Earth's climate.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The festival’s goal is to amplify the voices of indigenous peoples and local communities in the Amazon rainforest and raise $1 billion to protect, restore and rewild the Amazon rainforest.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
The Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort is located two miles west of the Sol Duc Falls Trailhead, a short hike through old-growth rainforest that leads to a picturesque three-pronged waterfall.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
He was thrown from the helicopter into a rainforest, became amnesiac, and was nursed back to health by some kindly locals?
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
This meant drastic alterations in the ecology of the land by clearing the dense rainforest and burning trees for the planting of sugar.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
The first trailer for the film, which IndieWire is sharing below, shows Good’s mother more comfortable nude in her home in the sweltering rainforest than shopping for bras at a department store.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
Other people want to slosh around in the rainforest getting wet socks and studying how spiders swing through trees and even more power to them.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
The report also flags looming tipping points for the Amazon rainforest, polar ice sheets, and key ocean currents that help regulate Earth's climate.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The festival’s goal is to amplify the voices of indigenous peoples and local communities in the Amazon rainforest and raise $1 billion to protect, restore and rewild the Amazon rainforest.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
The Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort is located two miles west of the Sol Duc Falls Trailhead, a short hike through old-growth rainforest that leads to a picturesque three-pronged waterfall.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
He was thrown from the helicopter into a rainforest, became amnesiac, and was nursed back to health by some kindly locals?
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
This meant drastic alterations in the ecology of the land by clearing the dense rainforest and burning trees for the planting of sugar.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Rainforest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainforest. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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