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ghost forest

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables
ghost -for-est
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stand of dead or dying trees in a relatively intact state, typically occurring in coastal areas where rising sea levels, saltwater intrusion, and other factors lead to gradual tree death, though occasionally occurring in inland areas where a dam created a lake over a forest or where a forest has been killed by something.

Inflected Forms

ghost forests (plural)

Phrases

drunken forest ghost tree

Frequently Paired Words

drunken forest ghost tree ghost trees

Questions

What does ghost forest mean?
A stand of dead or dying trees in a relatively intact state, typically occurring in coastal areas where rising sea levels, saltwater intrusion, and other factors lead to gradual tree death, though occasionally occurring in inland areas where a dam created a lake over a forest or where a forest has been killed by something.

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