rain forest a forest of wide-leaved trees that stay green all year long and receive lots of rain all year long canopy overlapping branches and leaves of rain forest trees understory between the canopy and the forest floor, with smaller trees, shrubs, and climbing plants
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rain forest
a forest of wide-leaved trees that stay green all year long and receive lots of
rain all year long
canopy
overlapping branches and leaves of rain forest trees
understory between the canopy and the forest floor, with smaller trees, shrubs, and climbing plants
desert
a large area that gets very little rain
and where very few plants and animals live
wither
to dry up or shrink from loss of water
ruined
destroyed
pollen & pollinate
tiny grains in a flower that cause
plants to form seeds Bees pick up the pollen on their
feet to pollinate other plants.
gash
a deep, long cut into something
lulled
to put to sleep or rest
oxygen
an invisible gas in the air that is necessary for survival.