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Here, the forest floor was mostly free of vegetation, charred black in places, and littered with acorns.
—Ferris Jabr, The Atlantic, 25 June 2024
The mechanism is complicated, but here’s the gist: A lot of things that salamanders eat, including springtails and beetle larvae, chew up leaves on the forest floor.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 18 June 2024
Arizona Republic In the forest around Hart Prairie, about 14 miles north of Flagstaff, trees appear to be uprooting themselves and walking across the forest floor.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2024
Big fires historically have been a natural function, to clean the forest floor, put nutrients back into the soil and promote wildflower blooming, all part of healthy ecosystems adapted to fire over thousands of years.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
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Word History
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 4 Jul. 2024.
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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