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Nadelwald

coniferous forest

noun NAH-del-valt Rare
Animals & Nature Plants

Also means

needle-leaf woodland

Usage Note

Nadelwald is forest dominated by conifers such as spruce, pine and fir. Large swaths of planted Nadelwald in Germany are now struggling with bark-beetle infestation worsened by drought, making the term prominent in forestry news.

Examples

"Der Borkenkäfer befällt vor allem geschwächte Bäume im Nadelwald."

Natural Translation

The bark beetle attacks primarily weakened trees in coniferous forests.

Literal Translation

The bark-beetle infests above-all weakened trees in-the coniferous-forest.

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