Phrase guide

virgin forest

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A forest which has not been subjected to human ecological disturbance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: old growth

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: forest, wood, woods

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 處女林 /处女林 (chǔnǚlín) — forest free from disturbance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 原始森林 (yuánshǐ sēnlín) — forest free from disturbance
  • Esperanto: praarbaro — forest free from disturbance
  • Finnish: neitseellinen metsä — forest free from disturbance
  • French: forêt vierge — forest free from disturbance
  • Galician: selva virxe — forest free from disturbance
  • German: Urwald — forest free from disturbance
  • Hungarian: őserdő — forest free from disturbance
  • Italian: foresta vergine — forest free from disturbance
  • Japanese: 原生林 (genseirin) — forest free from disturbance
  • Japanese: 原始林 (genshirin) — forest free from disturbance
  • Japanese: 処女林 (shojorin) — forest free from disturbance
  • Korean: 원시림 (wonsirim) — forest free from disturbance
  • Persian: جنگل بکر (jangal-e bekr) — forest free from disturbance
  • Polish: las dziewiczy — forest free from disturbance
  • Portuguese: floresta virgem — forest free from disturbance
  • Portuguese: mata virgem — forest free from disturbance
  • Russian: де́вственный лес (dévstvennyj les) — forest free from disturbance
  • Spanish: selva virgen — forest free from disturbance
  • Tagalog: lantay na gubat — forest free from disturbance
  • Tagalog: lubwagan — forest free from disturbance
  • Tauya: tunu — forest free from disturbance