boreal.

Relating to northern regions, especially the cold northern forest zone.

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• boreal forest
• boreal zone
• boreal woodland

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The study mapped changes in the boreal forest.

Boreal woodland bordered the frozen lake.

The bird breeds in boreal regions during the short summer.

Usage notes

Primary category: environment. Forms: Usually non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.