treefall

English

Etymology

tree +‎ fall

Noun

treefall (countable and uncountable, plural treefalls)

  1. The act of a tree falling, or the extent to which this occurs in a given region.
    • 1991, Francis E. Putz, The Biology of Vines, page 77:
      Scramblers and palms that climb with the aid of hook-bearing leaves or modified inflorescences (i.e. Desmoncus and the lepidocaryoid rattans) climbed most successfully in dense clusters of small diameter supports, such as occur on the edge of treefall gaps.
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