tropical rainforest

noun

variants or less commonly tropical rain forest

plural tropical rainforests also tropical rain forests

: rainforest sense 1

Examples of tropical rainforest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the widow struggles with depression, her son secretly rescues and cares for an injured goat deep within the tropical rainforest. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 13 July 2026

Native to the steep hillsides of tropical rainforests of Sumatra, Indonesia, the corpse flower is the largest unbranched inflorescence - many tiny flowers acting as one - in the plant kingdom. — Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 25 June 2026

Butterflies belonging to the Heliconius genus, which inhabit the tropical rainforests of South and Central America, have lifespans that vary wildly. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 19 June 2026

Sloths, tree-dwelling mammals from the tropical rainforests of South America, are extremely ill-suited to captivity, scientists say. — Katie Surma, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tropical rainforest

• aorist
• deforest
• chorused
• forest
• sorest

Kids Definition

tropical rain forest

noun

: rain forest sense 1