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One of her favorite daily routines has become sniffing, exploring and searching for food that her caregivers scatter throughout the forest floor and on tree branches, enjoying the freedom to act like a wild bear.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
His concern isn’t the brilliant fall foliage but what’s growing beneath the forest floor.
—John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 18 Nov. 2024
This approach minimizes disruption to the forest floor, while giving the pods a light, floating appearance.
—New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2024
These regions often are in dense sections of forests — sometimes along tricky winding roads — where young conifers have taken over the forest floor.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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First Known Use
1849, in the meaning defined above
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“Forest floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forest%20floor. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
forest floor
noun
: the upper layer of mixed soil and decayed or decaying organic material typical of forested land
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