Jungle vs. Rainforest

Junglenoun

A large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals.

Junglenoun

(colloquial) A place where people behave ruthlessly, unconstrained by law or morality.

Junglenoun

(slang) An area where hobos camp together.

Junglenoun

(uncountable) A style of electronic music related to drum and bass.

Junglenoun

(UK) A migrant camp.

Junglenoun

a desert region

Junglenoun

a hairy vulva

Junglenoun

A dense growth of brushwood, grasses, reeds, vines, etc.; an almost impenetrable thicket of trees, canes, and reedy vegetation, as in India, Africa, Australia, and Brazil.

Junglenoun

A place of danger or ruthless competition for survival.

Junglenoun

Anything which causes confusion or difficulty due to intricacy; as, a jungle of environmental regulations.

Junglenoun

an impenetrable equatorial forest

Junglenoun

a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival

Junglenoun

a place where hoboes camp

Jungle

A jungle is land covered with dense forest and tangled vegetation, usually in tropical climates. Application of the term has varied greatly during the past recent centuries.

Rainforestnoun

A forest in a climate with high annual rainfall and no dry season.

Rainforestnoun

a forest with heavy annual rainfall

Rainforest

Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainforest, but other types have been described.