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195 words in forest
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A
alder-carr
AWL-der KAR
amethyst deceiver
AM-uh-thist dih-SEE-ver
aspen
AS-pen
assart
uh-SART
B
bast
BAST
bear’s head
BAIRZ HED
bed
BED
besom
BEE-zum
bird’s nest fungus
BURDZ NEST FUNG-gus
bistre
BIS-ter
black trumpet
BLAK TRUM-pit
blackthorn
BLAK-thorn
blaze
BLAYZ
blowdown
BLOH-down
bluing
BLOO-ing
blusher
BLUSH-er
bolete
boh-LEET
bonsai
BON-sye
boreal
BOR-ee-ul
bosk
BOSK
bosque
BOS-kay
bracken
BRAK-un
browse
BROWZ
browse line
BROWZ LYNE
C
caatinga
kah-TING-gah
cache
KASH
candlesnuff
KAN-dul-snuf
canopy
KAN-oh-pee
capercailzie
kap-er-KALE-yee
catface
KAT-fays
ceja
SAY-hah
chanterelle
shan-tuh-REL
chaparral
shap-ah-RAL
chenier
shen-YAIR
chicken of the woods
CHIK-un uv thuh WUUDZ
cicada
sih-KAY-duh
clearcut
KLEER-kut
coarse woody debris
KORS WUUD-ee duh-BREE
coati
koh-AH-tee
cockshut
KOK-shut
conk
KONK
copse
KOPS
coralroot
KOR-ul-root
cordyceps
KOR-dih-seps
crown
KROWN
crowning
KROWN-ing
D
dawn chorus
DAWN KOR-us
dead man’s fingers
DED MANZ FING-gerz
dead man’s foot
DED MANZ FUUT
deadfall
DED-fawl
death cap
DETH KAP
deceiver
dih-SEE-ver
dell
DEL
dendrochronology
den-droh-kruh-NOL-uh-jee
destroying angel
dih-STROY-ing AYN-jul
devil’s fingers
DEV-ulz FING-gerz
dhole
DOHL
drey
DRAY
driftwood
DRIFT-wuud
drip tip
DRIP TIP
dripline
DRIP-lyne
duff
DUF
E
ecotone
EE-koh-tone
elder
EL-der
epiphyte
EP-ih-fite
ermine
UR-min
F
fairy ring
FAIR-ee RING
fire
FIRE
firebreak
FYRE-brayk
firefly
FIRE-fly
fisher
FISH-er
foray
FOR-ay
foxed
FOKST
foxfire
FOKS-fire
foxglove
FOKS-gluv
froe
FROH
G
gall
GAWL
gamboge
gam-BOHZH
gap
GAP
ghost pipe
GOHST PIPE
glade
GLAYD
glaze
GLAYZ
glowworm
GLOH-wurm
goshawk
GOS-hawk
H
hazel
HAY-zul
hedgerow
HEJ-roh
high-grading
HYE-gray-ding
humus
HYOO-mus
I
iron gall
EYE-urn GAWL
J
jaguar
JAG-wahr
jaguarundi
jag-wuh-RUN-dee
juniper
JOO-nih-per
K
katydid
KAY-tee-did
komorebi
koh-moh-REH-bee
krummholz
KRUM-holts
L
lava tree
LAH-vuh TREE
leafcutter
LEEF-kut-er
licking branch
LIK-ing branch
litter
LIT-er
lynx
LINKS
M
maidenhair
MAY-dun-hair
mangrove
MAN-grohv
marten
MAR-tun
mast
MAST
midden
MID-un
mildew
MIL-doo
mineral soil
MIN-er-uhl soyl
mistletoe
MIS-ul-toh
morel
muh-REL
mother tree
MUHTH-er tree
muskeg
MUS-keg
mycelium
my-SEE-lee-um
mycophile
MY-kuh-file
mycorrhiza
my-koh-RY-zuh
mycorrhizal network
my-koh-RY-zul
myrmecochory
mur-muh-KOK-uh-ree
N
napuro
nah-POO-roh
nurse log
NURS lawg
nurse tree
NURS tree
O
ocelot
OS-uh-lot
okapi
oh-KAH-pee
old growth
OHLD grohth
overstory
OH-ver-stor-ee
P
peccary
PEK-uh-ree
pellet
PEL-it
phenology
feh-NOL-oh-jee
pocosin
puh-KOH-sun
podzol
POD-zol
porcini
por-CHEE-nee
psithurism
SITH-yoo-riz-um
punk
PUNK
punky wood
PUNG-kee WUUD
R
rossity reets
ROS-ih-tee REETS
rub
RUB
run (tracking)
RUN
S
saprotroph
SAP-ruh-trohf
satoyama
sah-toh-YAH-mah
scrape
SKRAYP
senescence
seh-NESS-ents
sett
SET
shinrin-yoku
SHIN-rin YOH-koo
shrew
SHROO
silviculture
SIL-vih-kul-cher
slippery jack
SLIP-er-ee JAK
sloth
SLAWTH
smeuse
SMYOOZ
snag
SNAG
soredia
suh-REE-dee-uh
sough
SUF
spalting
SPAWL-ting
springtail
SPRING-tayl
stand
STAND
stipe
STIPE
stoat
STOHT
succession
suk-SESH-un
sugar weather
SHUG-er WETH-er
sunken lane
SUNG-kun LAYN
susurrus
soo-SUR-us
sycamore
SIK-uh-mor
T
taiga
TY-gah
tapir
TAY-per
tawny
TAW-nee
thallus
THAL-us
thicket
THIK-it
thwaite
THWAYT
timberline
TIM-ber-lyne
tinder
TIN-der
tinder fungus
TIN-der FUNG-gus
touchwood
TUCH-wuud
trail
TRAYL
tree well
TREE wel
treehopper
TREE-hop-er
truffle
TRUF-ul
truffle fly
TRUF-ul FLY
truffle hog
TRUF-ul HOG
U
understory
UHN-der-stor-ee
V
velvet shank
VEL-vit SHANK
vernalization
VER-nul-ih-ZAY-shun
volva
VOL-vuh
W
waldeinsamkeit
VALD-eye-n-zahm-kite
whippoorwill
WIP-er-wil
widowmaker
WID-oh-may-ker
wilding
WILE-ding
windthrow
WIND-throh
witch hazel
WICH HAY-zul
witches’ broom
WICH-iz BROOM
witch’s butter
WICH-iz BUT-er
witness tree
WIT-nis TREE
wolverine
WUUL-vuh-reen
wood ear
WUUD EER
wood wide web
Y
yellowfoot
YEL-oh-fuut
yew
YOO
yii
YEE
Z
zombie fungus
ZOM-bee FUNG-gus