rainforest

/ˈɹeɪn.fɒɹ.ɪst/

rainforest means A forest in a climate with high annual rainfall and no dry season. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 77 out of 100.

rainforest is pronounced /ˈɹeɪn.fɒɹ.ɪst/.

Etymology

From rain + forest, a calque of German Regenwald.

noun

A forest in a climate with high annual rainfall and no dry season.“Perhaps the most impressive expression of species diversity is the density of species found in a given area of rainforest.”