Meaning & use
virgin forest
A forest that has never been logged or significantly altered by human activity.
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Deep in the mountains, a stretch of virgin forest remains untouched by loggers.
Conservationists fought to protect the last patch of virgin forest in the region.
A note on using this word
Virgin forest is often used interchangeably with old-growth forest, emphasizing that it has never been cleared or replanted.
Words with a similar meaning
old-growth forestprimeval forest
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