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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PETRIFIED FOREST

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Petrified Forest is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PETRIFIED FOREST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Petrified Forest

Petrified wood

Petrified wood is the name given to a special type of fossilized remains of terrestrial vegetation. It is the result of a tree or tree-like plants having completely transitioned to stone by the process of permineralization. All the organic materials have been replaced with minerals, while retaining the original structure of the stem tissue. Unlike other types of fossils which are typically impressions or compressions, petrified wood is a three-dimensional representation of the original organic material. The petrifaction process occurs underground, when wood becomes buried under sediment and is initially preserved due to a lack of oxygen which inhibits aerobic decomposition. Mineral-laden water flowing through the sediment deposits minerals in the plant's cells; as the plant's lignin and cellulose decay, a stone mould forms in its place. The organic matter needs to become petrified before it decomposes completely. A forest where such material has petrified becomes known as a petrified forest.

Definition of Petrified Forest in the English dictionary

The definition of Petrified Forest in the dictionary is a national park in E Arizona, containing petrified coniferous trees about 170 000 000 years old.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PETRIFIED FOREST

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Petrie
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WORDS THAT END LIKE PETRIFIED FOREST

afforest
Black Forest
Bohemian Forest
Bracknell Forest
De Forest
deforest
elfin forest
Epping Forest
forest
gallery forest
interest
managed forest
mixed forest
New Forest
rainforest
reforest
Sherwood Forest
the Black Forest
Thuringian Forest
virgin forest
Waltham Forest

Synonyms and antonyms of Petrified Forest in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Petrified Forest» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PETRIFIED FOREST

Find out the translation of Petrified Forest to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Petrified Forest from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Petrified Forest» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

石化森林
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Bosque Petrificado
570 millions of speakers

English

Petrified Forest
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डर लगता वन
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

تحجرت الغابات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

окаменелый лес
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Floresta Petrificada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পেটেডেড বন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Petrified Forest
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hutan Petrified
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Petrified Forest
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

化石の森
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Petrified Forest
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Petrified rừng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேரிடர் வன
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मादक पेरण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Taşlaşmış orman
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Petrified Forest
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Skamieniały las
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скам´янілий ліс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Petrified Forest
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Απολιθωμένο Δάσος
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

versteende woud
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Förstenade skogen
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Petrified Forest
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Petrified Forest

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PETRIFIED FOREST»

The term «Petrified Forest» is normally little used and occupies the 110.252 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PETRIFIED FOREST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Petrified Forest

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PETRIFIED FOREST»

Discover the use of Petrified Forest in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Petrified Forest and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Petrified Forest: A Play in Three Acts
Winner of the 1953 Pulitzer Prize and the Critics Circle Award.
Robert Emmet Sherwood, 1962
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Holbrook and the Petrified Forest
Five. ROUTE. 66. AND. THE. PETRIFIED. FOREST. Although John Steinbeck's geographical description was not very accurate in The Grapes of Wrath, he did describe the many families who came through Arizona looking for a better life: They ...
Catherine H. Ellis, 2007
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Petrified Forest National Park: A Wilderness Bound in Time
See Robert A. Long and Rose Houk, Dawn of the Dinosaurs: The Triassic in Petrified Forest (Petrified Forest, Ariz., Petrified Forest Museum Association, 1 988), 89; and Susan Colclazer, "Dawn of the Dinosaur," Courier 30 (August 1985 ): 1-3.
George M. Lubick, 1996
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The Phantastic Painted Desert & the Phenomenal Petrified Forest!
The Petrified Forest is one of America's most popular national parks. It is located in northeastern Arizona. Interstate 40 runs through the park. You can also take U. S. 180 from Holbrook to reach the south entrance. A park road connects the ...
Carole Marsh, 1996
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The Petrified Forest: Billboards for Our Times
Billboards for Our Times Mark Heckman. TOOTH OR Consequences Support Operation Pearly White When kids don't take care of their teeth, the Tooth.
Mark Heckman, 1993
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Exploring the Black Hills and Badlands
Petrified Forest Loop THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH UNIT Description: An overnight hike into the South Unit that includes an off- trail hike along the Little Missouri River. General Location: Three miles north of Medora, ...
Hiram Rogers, 1999
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U.S. Geological Survey professional paper
Petrified Forest Member of the Chinle Formation, Petrified Forest National Park, Ariz. (Sterile foliage, Dipteridaceae. May be a poorly preserved specimen of Clathropteris xcalk- cri. See p. D42 in this report.) Chinlea Daugherty, 1941, p. 45 -46 ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1969
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
... horizontally bedded quartzose sandstone, siltstone, and mudstone, and a minor amount of dark-greenish-gray conglomerate. Petrified Forest(?) Member. Moss Back Member . 0-100 Greenish-gray fluvial and flood-plain mudstone, siltstone, ...
‎1949
9
Natural Heritage from East to West: Case studies from 6 EU ...
... plant organism on earth, reaching heights of over 100 m and currently growing on the west coast of the United States. The Protopinaceae family is also represented by a large number of tree trunks located at the Lesvos Petrified Forest Park.
Niki Evelpidou, Tomás de Figueiredo, Francesco Mauro, 2010
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Frommer's American Southwest
ESSENTIALS GETTING THERE The north entrance to Petrified Forest National Park is 25 miles east of Holbrook on I-40. The south entrance is 20 miles east of Holbrook on US 180. FEES The entry fee is $10 per car. The park is open daily ...
Lesley S. King, Karl Samson, Don Laine, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PETRIFIED FOREST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Petrified Forest is used in the context of the following news items.
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Asahel Curtis photos shed light on growth of State Parks in the '30s
The Curtis images used in the exhibit were taken at Twanoh, Lewis and Clark, and Gingko Petrified Forest state parks. Curtis is among the ... «The Olympian, Jul 15»
2
Turkey's Greek gateways and getaways
With dozens of quaint seaside villages, ancient ruins and a petrified forest, it is a popular weekend getaway for Turks who enjoy staying in the ... «Daily Sabah, Jul 15»
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Petrified Forest offers Night Sky in the Park
PETRIFIED FOREST — Come join artist-in-resident Melany Sarafis and park ranger Kip Woolford from 7:30 p.m. to midnight Friday, July 24, ... «White Mountain Independent, Jul 15»
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Doctor Who The Companion Chronicles: The First Doctor Volume 1
... and well-travelled grandfather: think Susan's terrifying journey to fetch anti radiation gloves… drugs… through the petrified forest on Skaro. «Doctor Who UK Webzine, Jul 15»
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Ask a Ranger: Rangers vary in more than just outfits
On the Park Service side, we've got Grand Canyon and Petrified Forest National Parks, as well as Walnut Canyon, Sunset Crater Volcano, ... «Arizona Daily Sun, Jul 15»
6
ANDRAU: Making memories
Jackson and Cooper found the petrified forest cool. Joe was enthusiastic about everything and looked forward to topping off the trip by having ... «Wicked Local Scituate, Jul 15»
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Someone was creeping around on Washington
6:07 p.m.: Officers arrested a male for driving under the influence in the area of Petrified Forest Road and Foothill Boulevard. Male was arrested ... «Napa Valley Register, Jul 15»
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Quentin Tarantino Takes 'The Hateful Eight' to Comic-Con (Panel …
The movie has the powder keg feel of a high-stakes "Petrified Forest" situation where a lot of dangerous characters are holed up in one room ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
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Nevada's 'big empty' finally gets respect it deserves
The undisturbed long valleys and distant blue vistas are what need preserving, and they'€™re harder to protect than a petrified forest or some ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»
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50 years, 50 films Vol II: Night Mail (1936)
... Camille, Le Crime de Monsieur Lange, Dodsworth, Mr Deeds Goes to Town, Un Partie de Campagne, The Petrified Forest and Swing Time. «Irish Times, Jul 15»

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