rainforestn.

Brit.

/ˈreɪnˌfɒrɪst/, U.S.

/ˈreɪnˌfɔrəst/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: rain n.¹, forest n.

Etymology: < rain n.¹ + forest n., after German Regenwald (1898 in the passage translated in quot. 1903, or earlier). Compare Swedish regnskog (1896), Danish regnskov (1895).

1. Dense forest in an area of high rainfall that varies little with the seasons, esp. that in the tropics; (as a count noun) an area of this.Temperate rainforest occurs in some moist coastal areas; tropical rainforest is more extensive, and is usually dominated by tall, broad-leaved evergreen trees. The tropical rainforest is notable for its rich variety of animal and plant species, including numerous lianas and epiphytes.

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the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > wood or assemblage of trees or shrubs > [noun] > characteristic of particular habitat or period

maquis1829

motte1844

amber forest1846

caatinga1846

native bush1853

chena1877

monsoon forest1903

rainforest1903

tropical rainforest1903

padang1909

cloud forest1922

macchia1924

the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [noun] > wooded land > types of

ripplelOE

wildwooda1122

rough1332

firth?a1400

tod stripec1446

osiard1509

bush1523

bush-ground1523

fritha1552

island1638

oak landc1658

pinelandc1658

piney wood1666

broom-land1707

pine barrenc1721

pine savannah1735

savannah1735

thick woods1754

scrub-land1779

olive wood1783

primeval forest1789

open wood1790

strong woods1792

scrub1805

oak flata1816

sertão1816

sprout-land1824

flatwoods1841

bush-land1842

tall timber1845

amber forest1846

caatinga1846

mahogany scrub1846

bush-flat1847

myall country1847

national forest1848

selva1849

monte1851

virgin forest1851

bush-country1855

savannah forest1874

bush-range1879

bushveld1879

protection forest1889

mulga1896

wood-bush1896

shinnery1901

fringing forest1903

monsoon forest1903

rainforest1903

savannah woodland1903

thorn forest1903

tropical rainforest1903

gallery forest1920

cloud forest1922

rain jungle1945

mato1968

1903 W. R. Fisher tr. A. F. W. Schimper Plant-geogr. i. iii. 260 The Rain-forest is evergreen, hygrophilous in character, at least thirty meters high, but usually much taller.

1922 W. G. Kendrew Climates of Continents 327 The air is always moist, and the forests are very luxuriant. Dense rain-forest, with rubber, vanilla, and cacao, flourishes up to about 4,000 feet.

1945 C. J. F. Skottsberg in F. Verdoorn et al. Plants & Plant Sci. Lat. Amer. 316/1 These Magellanian species belong to the rain forests, the bogs, and the coast and mountain heaths.

1957 Forest Trees Austral. (Commonwealth Forestry & Timber Bureau) 220 Celery top pine occurs in cool temperate rain forest..with myrtle beech.

1960 N. Polunin Introd. Plant Geogr. xiv. 430 In lowland rain forest any luxuriant herbaceous ground-vegetation is found chiefly in clearings..where illumination is above the average.

1973 Sci. Amer. Dec. 59/1 Sizable areas of rain forest still stand in Amazonia, Africa, Borneo and New Guinea, but..the rain forest is retreating.

1990 D. Attenborough Trials of Life 88 Tiny arrow-poison frogs..clamber about in the leaves littering the floor of the South American rain forests.

2006 onearth Summer 43/2 Along Canada's western seaboard, one of the largest remaining tracts of temperate rainforest provides a vast primeval habitat for..the ‘spirit bear’.

2. General attributive.

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the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > wood or assemblage of trees or shrubs > [adjective] > characteristic of particular habitat

bushy1900

rainforest1914

1914 Publ. Carnegie Inst. Washington No. 199. 107 The rate of growth in the montane rain-forest region is much slower than it is in the vegetation of the lowlands.

1929 W. D. Francis Austral. Rain-forest Trees 22 The principal cabinet woods of Australia are from rain-forest trees.

1959 Ecology 40 440 A conspicuous feature of rain forest ecology.

1974 Country Life 9 Oct. 894/3 Tapirs and antelopes are just some of the other rain forest animals dependent on this habitat for their survival.

2006 New Yorker 9 Oct. 35/1 The branches of the laurels were draped with isothecium moss—a wispy rain-forest moss that hangs down in beards.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rainforest
释义	rainforestn. Brit. /ˈreɪnˌfɒrɪst/, U.S. /ˈreɪnˌfɔrəst/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: rain n.¹, forest n. Etymology: < rain n.¹ + forest n., after German Regenwald (1898 in the passage translated in quot. 1903, or earlier). Compare Swedish regnskog (1896), Danish regnskov (1895). 1. Dense forest in an area of high rainfall that varies little with the seasons, esp. that in the tropics; (as a count noun) an area of this.Temperate rainforest occurs in some moist coastal areas; tropical rainforest is more extensive, and is usually dominated by tall, broad-leaved evergreen trees. The tropical rainforest is notable for its rich variety of animal and plant species, including numerous lianas and epiphytes. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > wood or assemblage of trees or shrubs > [noun] > characteristic of particular habitat or period maquis1829 motte1844 amber forest1846 caatinga1846 native bush1853 chena1877 monsoon forest1903 rainforest1903 tropical rainforest1903 padang1909 cloud forest1922 macchia1924 the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [noun] > wooded land > types of ripplelOE wildwooda1122 rough1332 firth?a1400 tod stripec1446 osiard1509 bush1523 bush-ground1523 fritha1552 island1638 oak landc1658 pinelandc1658 piney wood1666 broom-land1707 pine barrenc1721 pine savannah1735 savannah1735 thick woods1754 scrub-land1779 olive wood1783 primeval forest1789 open wood1790 strong woods1792 scrub1805 oak flata1816 sertão1816 sprout-land1824 flatwoods1841 bush-land1842 tall timber1845 amber forest1846 caatinga1846 mahogany scrub1846 bush-flat1847 myall country1847 national forest1848 selva1849 monte1851 virgin forest1851 bush-country1855 savannah forest1874 bush-range1879 bushveld1879 protection forest1889 mulga1896 wood-bush1896 shinnery1901 fringing forest1903 monsoon forest1903 rainforest1903 savannah woodland1903 thorn forest1903 tropical rainforest1903 gallery forest1920 cloud forest1922 rain jungle1945 mato1968 1903 W. R. Fisher tr. A. F. W. Schimper Plant-geogr. i. iii. 260 The Rain-forest is evergreen, hygrophilous in character, at least thirty meters high, but usually much taller. 1922 W. G. Kendrew Climates of Continents 327 The air is always moist, and the forests are very luxuriant. Dense rain-forest, with rubber, vanilla, and cacao, flourishes up to about 4,000 feet. 1945 C. J. F. Skottsberg in F. Verdoorn et al. Plants & Plant Sci. Lat. Amer. 316/1 These Magellanian species belong to the rain forests, the bogs, and the coast and mountain heaths. 1957 Forest Trees Austral. (Commonwealth Forestry & Timber Bureau) 220 Celery top pine occurs in cool temperate rain forest..with myrtle beech. 1960 N. Polunin Introd. Plant Geogr. xiv. 430 In lowland rain forest any luxuriant herbaceous ground-vegetation is found chiefly in clearings..where illumination is above the average. 1973 Sci. Amer. Dec. 59/1 Sizable areas of rain forest still stand in Amazonia, Africa, Borneo and New Guinea, but..the rain forest is retreating. 1990 D. Attenborough Trials of Life 88 Tiny arrow-poison frogs..clamber about in the leaves littering the floor of the South American rain forests. 2006 onearth Summer 43/2 Along Canada's western seaboard, one of the largest remaining tracts of temperate rainforest provides a vast primeval habitat for..the ‘spirit bear’. 2. General attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > wood or assemblage of trees or shrubs > [adjective] > characteristic of particular habitat bushy1900 rainforest1914 1914 Publ. Carnegie Inst. Washington No. 199. 107 The rate of growth in the montane rain-forest region is much slower than it is in the vegetation of the lowlands. 1929 W. D. Francis Austral. Rain-forest Trees 22 The principal cabinet woods of Australia are from rain-forest trees. 1959 Ecology 40 440 A conspicuous feature of rain forest ecology. 1974 Country Life 9 Oct. 894/3 Tapirs and antelopes are just some of the other rain forest animals dependent on this habitat for their survival. 2006 New Yorker 9 Oct. 35/1 The branches of the laurels were draped with isothecium moss—a wispy rain-forest moss that hangs down in beards. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1903
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