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 Pacific Side of Costa Rica Here, the rainforest meets the sea in a dramatic fashion.
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Geoffrey Ravoire, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
On the fossil fuel front, its phase-out roadmap continued to grow in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, with more than 80 countries—across Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Pacific and Europe—already onboard, according to the Global Gas & Oil Network (GGON).
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 26 Nov. 2025
But much effort was also funneled into ushering The Wilder Townhouse into the 21st century, too (just look to the rainforest showers for proof).
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025
The interconnected climate systems of the Greenland ice sheet, the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, the Amazon rainforest, and the South American monsoon are destabilizing.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
The film explores a strange colonial scheme in the 20th century when automaker Henry Ford attempted to create a rubber plantation in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 Nov. 2025
Recent expansions of botanical knowledge regarding the cumaru tree underscore the rainforest giant as both symbolically and physically stable.
—JSTOR Daily, 15 Nov. 2025
Efforts to slow deforestation – including in the mighty carbon sink that is the Amazon rainforest – have helped, but most countries will have to make major adjustments to their energy production and consumption practices over the coming years.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 14 Nov. 2025
Sophie met the sizable spider during her visit to the Amazon rainforest, making the stop to meet Indigenous leaders, including women who are fueling their communities through environmental and economic activities.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
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Geoffrey Ravoire, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
On the fossil fuel front, its phase-out roadmap continued to grow in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, with more than 80 countries—across Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Pacific and Europe—already onboard, according to the Global Gas & Oil Network (GGON).
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 26 Nov. 2025
But much effort was also funneled into ushering The Wilder Townhouse into the 21st century, too (just look to the rainforest showers for proof).
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025
The interconnected climate systems of the Greenland ice sheet, the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, the Amazon rainforest, and the South American monsoon are destabilizing.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
The film explores a strange colonial scheme in the 20th century when automaker Henry Ford attempted to create a rubber plantation in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 Nov. 2025
Recent expansions of botanical knowledge regarding the cumaru tree underscore the rainforest giant as both symbolically and physically stable.
—JSTOR Daily, 15 Nov. 2025
Efforts to slow deforestation – including in the mighty carbon sink that is the Amazon rainforest – have helped, but most countries will have to make major adjustments to their energy production and consumption practices over the coming years.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 14 Nov. 2025
Sophie met the sizable spider during her visit to the Amazon rainforest, making the stop to meet Indigenous leaders, including women who are fueling their communities through environmental and economic activities.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Rainforest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainforest. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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