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old-growth forest

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables
old--growth -for-est
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A forest that has attained great age without significant disturbance.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

old-growth forests (plural)

Phrases

second-growth forest virgin forest

Frequently Paired Words

second-growth forest virgin forest

Synonyms

primary forest

Questions

What does old-growth forest mean?
A forest that has attained great age without significant disturbance.

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