boreal

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  1. adjective Of or relating to the north; northern.
  2. adjective Of or concerning the north wind.
  3. adjective Of or relating to the forest areas of the northern North Temperate Zone, dominated by coniferous trees such as spruce, fir, and pine.

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  • The sufflator is cast of brass in the form of a human head with its lips pursed and cheeks blown out, like the boreal figures that represent the winds. —  AnalogSFF,July-August2007
  • Global temperatures were second highest on record for the boreal summer, which runs from June 1 through August 31. —  Mongabay.com News
  • Since then it has shrunk to just under 4 billion hectares, with the remaining forests rather evenly divided between tropical and subtropical forests in developing countries and temperate / boreal forests in industrial countries. —  YubaNet.com
  • These feisty little birds moved southward because of seed crop failures in their usual wintering grounds in Canada and the boreal forests.
  • Still, for all its boreal beauty and narrative restraint, —  Colorado Springs Independent
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  1. Middle English, from Late Latin Boreālis, from Latin Boreās, Boreas; see Boreas.

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  1. from Middle English boriall, from Late Latin borealis, from Latin Boreas, Boreas.
 

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