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- Dictionaryboreal/ˈbɔːrɪəl/
adjective
- 1. of the north or northern regions.
- 2. relating to or characteristic of the climatic zone south of the Arctic, especially the cold temperate region dominated by taiga and forests of birch, poplar, and conifers: "northern boreal forest"
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The meaning of BOREAL is of, relating to, or located in northern regions. How to use boreal in a sentence.
BOREAL definition: 1. relating to the region of the earth just south of the Arctic, especially its plants and animals…. Learn more.
BOREAL meaning: 1. relating to the region of the earth just south of the Arctic, especially its plants and animals…. Learn more.
adjective. of or denoting the coniferous forests in the north of the N hemisphere. designating a climatic zone having snowy winters and short summers. designating a dry climatic period from about 7500 to 5500 bc , characterized by cold winters, warm summers, and a flora dominated by pines and hazels.
1. Of or relating to the north; northern. 2. Of or concerning the north wind. 3. Boreal Of or relating to the forest areas of northern Eurasia and northern North America, dominated by coniferous trees such as spruce, fir, and pine. [Middle English, from Late Latin Boreālis, from Latin Boreās, Boreas; see Boreas.]
1. of or denoting the coniferous forests in the north of the N hemisphere. 2. designating a climatic zone having snowy winters and short summers. 3. designating a dry climatic period from about 7500 to 5500 bc, characterized by cold winters, warm summers, and a flora dominated by pines and hazels. Collins English Dictionary.
noun. (geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Holocene epoch. Wiktionary. Advertisement. Origin of Boreal.
