New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
temperate rain forest — noun a rain forest in a temperate area • Hypernyms: ↑rain forest, ↑rainforest * * * noun : woodland of temperate but usually rather mild climatic areas with heavy rainfall usually including numerous kinds of trees and being distinguished from… … Useful english dictionary
rain forest — noun a forest with heavy annual rainfall • Syn: ↑rainforest • Hypernyms: ↑forest, ↑wood, ↑woods • Hyponyms: ↑temperate rain forest, ↑tropical rain forest, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
rain forest — noun Date: 1903 1. a tropical woodland with an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches (254 centimeters) and marked by lofty broad leaved evergreen trees forming a continuous canopy called also tropical rain forest 2. temperate rain forest … New Collegiate Dictionary
Temperate coniferous forest — A temperate coniferous forest ecosystem in Petroglyphs Provincial Park, Ontario Temperate coniferous forest is a terrestrial biome found in temperate regions of the world with warm summers and cool winters and adequate rainfall to sustain a… … Wikipedia
Quinault Rain Forest — The Quinault Rain Forest is a temperate rain forest, which is part of the Olympic National Park in the U.S. state of Washingtonin Grays Harbor County and Jefferson County. The rain forest is formed by the valley are located the Quinault River and … Wikipedia
Hoh Rain Forest — The Hoh Rain Forest is one of the few temperate rain forests in the world, and is also one of the largest.Fact|date=August 2007 It is located on the Olympic Peninsula in western Washington state, USA. Within Olympic National Park, the forest is… … Wikipedia
Pacific temperate rain forests — The Pacific temperate rain forests of North America are the largest temperate rain forest zone on the planet. The Pacific temperate rain forests lie on west facing coastal mountains along the Pacific coast of North America the Pacific Northwest… … Wikipedia
Valdivian temperate rain forests — The Valdivian temperate rain forests are a temperate broadleaf and mixed forest ecoregion located on the west coast of southern South America, lying mostly in Chile and extending into a small part of Argentina. It part of the Neotropic ecozone.… … Wikipedia
Tasmanian temperate rain forests — The Tasmanian temperate rain forests are an ecoregion of western Tasmania. This ecoregion is one of a small number of temperate rain forests in the world, characterized by cool and mild temperate climates with a strong oceanic influence, high… … Wikipedia
Temperate rainforest — Temperate rainforests are coniferous or broadleaf forests that occur in the temperate zone and receive high rainfall. Most of these occur in Oceanic Moist Climates in Western North America (Southeastern Alaska to Central California), Western… … Wikipedia
