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rain forest  

Definition

  • [Henderson's] forest biomes that develop in areas with an annual rainfall of more than 254 cm. see monsoon rain forest, temper­ate rain forest, tropical rain forest. \ \ , "[GEMET] A forest of broad-leaved, mainly evergreen, trees found in continually moist climates in the tropics, subtropics, and some parts of the temperate zones.

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Scope note

  • rain forest

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http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21841

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