RAIN FOREST


Meaning of RAIN FOREST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1903

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 rain forest

2. : temperate rain forest

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.