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VIRGIN FOREST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does virgin forest mean?
• VIRGIN FOREST (noun)
The noun VIRGIN FOREST has 1 sense:
1. forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity
Familiarity information: VIRGIN FOREST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
old growth; virgin forest
Hypernyms ("virgin forest" is a kind of...):
forest; wood; woods (the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area)
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