Definition: An extremely moist region with dense vegetation, typically located in the tropics and thus known as a tropical rainforest. Typically, the minimum rainfall amount required for a rainforest is about 200 centimeters (78 inches) or more of annual precipitation.
Alternate Spellings: rain forest
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Rainforests can also exist outside the tropics and temperate rain forests can also exhibit similar biodiversity of plants and animals as tropical rainforests.
