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floresta — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • forest noun A large area densely covered with trees.
  • jungle noun A dense tropical forest thick with trees, vines, and wildlife.

Senses

floresta is used for these senses in English:

  • forest A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.
  • forest Any dense collection or amount.
  • jungle A large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals; a tropical rainforest.

forest — full definition

  1. noun A large area densely covered with trees.
  2. verb To plant trees over an area.

jungle — full definition

  1. noun A dense tropical forest thick with trees, vines, and wildlife.
  2. noun A situation or environment seen as chaotic, cutthroat, or lawless.

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