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rain·for·est [or] rain forest

rainforest [or] rain forest

 
pronunciation:
reIn fo rihst [or] reIn fa rihst
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part of speech: noun
definition: A rainforest is a place that gets very much rain all through the year and where many plants and trees grow close together. Rainforests are in warm places on the earth. The largest rainforest on earth is in the Amazon River region of South America.
Rainforests are home to a great variety of plants and animals.
 
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