n. 1 a land overgrown with underwood or tangled vegetation, esp. in the tropics. b an area of such land. 2 a wild tangled mass. 3 a place of bewildering complexity or confusion, or of a struggle for survival (blackboard jungle). jungle fever a severe form of malaria. law of the jungle a state of ruthless competition. jungled adj. jungly adj.
[ Hindi jangal f. Skr. jangala desert, forest ]