cloud forest

cloud forest
noun
: a dense forest especially on coastal slopes in the rainy regions of low latitudes that is almost constantly under clouds and differing from tropical rain forest mainly in being cooler and more humid

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cloud forest noun
An area of high-altitude tropical forest characterized by permanent cloud cover
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cloud forest,
a dense forest in tropical areas that is almost constantly covered by clouds.

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ˈcloud forest 8 [cloud forest] noun countable, uncountable
a forest in tropical or ↑subtropical parts of the world that usually has thick cloud at the level of the tops of the trees

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