Forest vs. Rainforest — What's the Difference?

A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing and ecological function.

Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainforest, but other types have been described.

A large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth

A dense evergreen forest with a minimum annual rainfall of approximately 180 centimeters (71 inches). Rainforests are found chiefly in the tropics but also occur in temperate regions, where the rainfall amount is somewhat lower.

A large number or dense mass of vertical or tangled objects

A forest in a climate with high annual rainfall and no dry season.

Cover (land) with forest; plant with trees

A forest with heavy annual rainfall

A growth of trees and other plants covering a large area.

A large number of objects bearing a similarity to such a growth, especially a dense collection of tall objects

A defined area of land formerly set aside in England as a royal hunting ground.

To plant trees on or cover with trees.

A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.

Any dense collection or amount.

(historical) A defined area of land set aside in England as royal hunting ground or for other privileged use; all such areas.

(graph theory) A graph with no cycles; i.e., a graph made up of trees.

A group of domains that are managed as a unit.

The colour forest green.

(transitive) To cover an area with trees.

An extensive wood; a large tract of land covered with trees; in the United States, a wood of native growth, or a tract of woodland which has never been cultivated.

A large extent or precinct of country, generally waste and woody, belonging to the sovereign, set apart for the keeping of game for his use, not inclosed, but distinguished by certain limits, and protected by certain laws, courts, and officers of its own.

Of or pertaining to a forest; sylvan.

To cover with trees or wood.

The trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

Land that is covered with trees and shrubs

Establish a forest on previously unforested land;