cloud forest

noun

A generally tropical or subtropical, evergreen, montane, moist forest characterized by a persistent, frequent or seasonal low-level cloud cover, usually at the canopy level.

“Cloud forests often exhibit an abundance of mosses covering the ground and vegetation.”

Similar
fog forest
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Meanings

nouncloud forest (plural cloud forests)

plural cloud forests

  1. A generally tropical or subtropical, evergreen, montane, moist forest characterized by a persistent, frequent or seasonal low-level cloud cover, usually at the canopy level.

    Cloud forests often exhibit an abundance of mosses covering the ground and vegetation.

    Synonyms: fog forest

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA generally tropical or subtropical, evergreen, montane, moist forest characterized by a persistent, frequent or seasonal low-level cloud cover, usually at the canopy level.

Similar
fog forest
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APA

cloud forest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloud%20forest

MLA

“cloud forest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloud%20forest. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cloud forest,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloud%20forest.

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