fringing forest

noun

1. gallery forest.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fringing forest¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

The rising lake engulfs the fringing forest and the assembly line of fish production readily incorporates the organic material of the forest: leaves, fruits, beetles and ants.

From New York Times

He chafed and fretted that he could not travel with the swiftness of thought and that the long tedious miles stretching far ahead of him must require hours and hours of tireless effort upon his part before he would swing at last from the final bough of the fringing forest into the open plain and in sight of his goal.

From Project Gutenberg