ghost forest

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.

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Meanings

nounghost forest (plural ghost forests)

plural ghost forests

  1. 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.

Translations

German Geisterwald
  • Geisterwaldstand of dead or dying trees in a relatively intact state
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APA

ghost forest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20forest

MLA

“ghost forest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20forest. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ghost forest,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20forest.

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