noun
rain green forest
A type of forest found in regions with distinct wet and dry seasons, where trees shed leaves during the dry period. This is a technical ecological term.
雨緑樹林は、雨季と乾季のある地域に見られる森林の一種です。
Rain green forest is a type of forest found in regions with wet and dry seasons.
熱帯雨林 (tropical rainforest) is an evergreen forest in constantly wet tropics, while 雨緑樹林 is a seasonal forest that sheds leaves in the dry season.
Compound of 雨 (rain), 緑 (green), and 樹林 (forest). The term is a direct translation of the English 'rain green forest', a technical term in ecology.