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Meanings of tropical rain forest in English
Portuguese
floresta tropical húmida A type of forest that occurs roughly within the latitudes 28 degrees north or south of the equator and is characterized by high average temperatures and a significant amount of rainfall.
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Examples for "selva"
Examples for "selva"
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These selva trees were tougher, draped with vines and succulent leaves, hanging with dark foreign fruits.
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Selva entered the vestibule, and reappeared a moment later with his wife.
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You asked my permission, to visit a certain Selva and his wife.
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Selva, I know Piero is dying, I know he is not mistaken.
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Maria Selva believed that her monk, this Don Clemente, was Piero Maironi.
Usage of tropical rain forest in English
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Equally striking, and far less understood, is how so many could inhabit a tropical rain forest.
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Spekboom, also referred to as an environmental miracle worker, is ten times more effective at reducing carbon than tropical rain forest trees.
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Now he sat near me as the current moved us around a wide bend and into an even thicker tropical rain forest.
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I'm told that they call this land of green gorges, halfway between high dry altiplano and tropical rain forest, 'the eyebrow of the jungle'.
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It is no coincidence that the luxurious plant-life of the tropical rain forest is so different from the coarse grass of the cold, northern tundra.
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The directive aims to protect tropical rain forests being cut down for biofuel crop production.
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Rattans are palms that grow in tropical rain forests, where their long, sturdy stems are in great demand for cane and wicker furniture.
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Disney has also scouted locations in the far north of the state, which boasts a number of tropical rain forests and the Great Barrier Reef.
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These findings indicate a significant role of pit characteristics in xylem water transport, carbon assimilation and ecophysiological adaptation of Ficus species in tropical rain forests.