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| rainforest |
a dense forest of evergreens and heavy undergrowth in a tropical area that receives abundant rainfall throughout the year. |
| ranger |
a member of a security force employed to patrol a particular area, esp. a parkland or forest. [1/3 definitions] |
| reforestation |
the act of planting new trees to cover land where a forest had existed previously. |
| slash |
the debris remaining after the cutting of an area of forest. [1/9 definitions] |
| slashing |
a place in a forest that is cleared, but scattered with debris; slash. [1/4 definitions] |
| sylvan |
living or located in a wood or forest. [1/3 definitions] |
| taiga |
the strip of subarctic evergreen forest that covers much of the northern parts of North America, Europe, and Asia. |
| underbrush |
small shrubs, trees, and other plants growing beneath taller trees, as in a forest. |
| weald |
wooded or wild country; wilderness; forest. |
| wildwood |
a wood growing in a wild or natural state; forest. |
| wood |
(usu. pl.) a collection of trees growing close together in one area; forest; grove. [1/9 definitions] |
| woodland |
land covered with woods; forest. [1/2 definitions] |
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