selva
Dense tropical forest
Selva is dense tropical rainforest, especially in the Amazon basin.
The term comes from Spanish and Portuguese for forest, and in English appears mainly in geographic and ecological contexts: The selva contains more biodiversity than any other ecosystem on Earth.
Sometimes used interchangeably with jungle, though selva specifically implies the lowland equatorial rainforest of South America.
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- basinConcave water receptacle
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
expedition · explorer · jaguar · anaconda · piranha · capuchin · toucan · macaw
Overhead protective covering
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- humidContaining much moisture
rainfall · epiphyte · liana · bromeliad · orchid · fern · monsoon · equatorial
Impossible to pass through
- denseClosely packed together
- lushRichly abundant in growth
- verdantLush with plants
- luxuriantAbundantly rich, profuse
tangled · undergrowth · thicket · lianas · vines · foliage · overgrown · teeming
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- untamedNot domesticated
- pristinePure and untouched
- remoteDistant or controller
- tracklessHaving no paths
uncharted · frontier · interior · hinterland · backcountry · unexplored · isolated · primeval
Major ecological community
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- ecologyStudy of environmental relations
- floraPlants of a region
- faunaAnimal life collectively
endemic · symbiosis · decomposer · niche · ecotone · terrestrial · conservation · succession
Amazon
Greek warrior women
- basinConcave water receptacle
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- indigenousOriginating in a region
tribe · expedition · explorer · jaguar · anaconda · piranha · capuchin · toucan · macaw · tapir
canopy
Overhead protective covering
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
humid · rainfall · epiphyte · liana · bromeliad · orchid · fern · monsoon · equatorial · deforestation
impenetrable
Impossible to pass through
luxuriant · tangled · undergrowth · thicket · lianas · vines · foliage · overgrown · teeming · prolific
wilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
trackless · uncharted · frontier · interior · hinterland · backcountry · unexplored · isolated · primeval
biome
Major ecological community
fauna · endemic · symbiosis · decomposer · niche · ecotone · terrestrial · conservation · succession