# taiga

/tˈeɪɡɐ/ (UK) · CEFR C1 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/taiga
Updated: 2026-10-18

## Definition

a huge cold forest of mostly pine, spruce, and larch trees that grows across the far north of the world.

For teachers: a vast boreal forest biome of mainly coniferous trees stretching across subarctic regions of the northern hemisphere. It lies south of tundra and has long, severe winters with short growing seasons.

## Examples

- The taiga covers large areas of cold northern land.
- Deer and wolves live in the taiga, where long winters shape life in the dense evergreen forest.
- The taiga forms an almost unbroken belt of spruce and larch that stores vast amounts of carbon and slows spring melt.

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