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forest

Definition for forest

noun as in area with a large number of trees

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But, as cacao plantations spread, the country has over the last six decades lost 90 percent of its forests, according to a 2021 survey.

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On the same site, Ana's son goes to the forest school, where the children spend most of the day learning outside.

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This denizen of the cloud forests shares pedigree with a fabled deity: Quetzalcoatl, the “Feathered Serpent.”

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This enormous nocturnal rodent, one of the largest in the world, lives high in the cool, mist-covered forests and grasslands around 3,700 meters above sea level.

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Invented in the 1940s, countries have been seeding clouds for decades to alleviate drought, fight forest fires and even to disperse fog at airports.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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