释义 |
old-growthˈold-growth adjective [only before noun] - But propaganda that all old-growth forests are being hacked down willy-nilly is nonsense.
- Frank Riggs, R-Windsor, whose district includes the hotly contested grove of old-growth redwoods.
- Like the northern spotted owl, the tiny bird is dependent on old-growth forests.
- Somehow they have to protect Young as if he were the last old-growth redwood tree.
- The floors of old-growth forests tend to be fairly sterile because overhead canopies of leaves prevent light from reaching the ground.
- The report has been welcomed by many legislators as the most authoritative and independent assessment of the old-growth timber industry ever prepared.
NOUN► forest· Like the northern spotted owl, the tiny bird is dependent on old-growth forests.· The floors of old-growth forests tend to be fairly sterile because overhead canopies of leaves prevent light from reaching the ground.· But propaganda that all old-growth forests are being hacked down willy-nilly is nonsense. ► redwood· Somehow they have to protect Young as if he were the last old-growth redwood tree.· Frank Riggs, R-Windsor, whose district includes the hotly contested grove of old-growth redwoods. ► old-growth forests/rainforest/timber etc- But propaganda that all old-growth forests are being hacked down willy-nilly is nonsense.
- Like the northern spotted owl, the tiny bird is dependent on old-growth forests.
- The floors of old-growth forests tend to be fairly sterile because overhead canopies of leaves prevent light from reaching the ground.
- The report has been welcomed by many legislators as the most authoritative and independent assessment of the old-growth timber industry ever prepared.
old-growth forests/rainforest/timber etc forests etc that have been growing in a place for a long time, rather than ones planted more recently |