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 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.
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Npr Staff, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
One of the world’s most dazzling amphibians is under threat from unregulated photography trips, scientists have warned, after an entire group went missing from their rainforest home.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 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
Investigators believe that Cremer drove to Philosopher Falls, a waterfall surrounded by dense rainforest, and intended to set out for a short walk through the area.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Cremer was last seen in Waratah, a historic mining town on the border of the Tarkine rainforest, on June, 17, 2023.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
In the 2025 version, Black and his friends decide to shoot an ultra-low-budget remake of the original in the Amazon rainforest, as things go hilariously and horrifyingly wrong.
—Alex Cramer, HollywoodReporter, 14 Dec. 2025
To offset unavoidable construction emissions, the arena’s owner relied on carbon credits tied to projects meant to reduce rainforest loss in Colombia.
—Brian P. McCullough, The Conversation, 10 Dec. 2025
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Npr Staff, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
One of the world’s most dazzling amphibians is under threat from unregulated photography trips, scientists have warned, after an entire group went missing from their rainforest home.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 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
Investigators believe that Cremer drove to Philosopher Falls, a waterfall surrounded by dense rainforest, and intended to set out for a short walk through the area.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Cremer was last seen in Waratah, a historic mining town on the border of the Tarkine rainforest, on June, 17, 2023.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
In the 2025 version, Black and his friends decide to shoot an ultra-low-budget remake of the original in the Amazon rainforest, as things go hilariously and horrifyingly wrong.
—Alex Cramer, HollywoodReporter, 14 Dec. 2025
To offset unavoidable construction emissions, the arena’s owner relied on carbon credits tied to projects meant to reduce rainforest loss in Colombia.
—Brian P. McCullough, The Conversation, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Rainforest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainforest. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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