petrified forest

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Definition of petrified forest in English English dictionary

a large national park in eastern Arizona, US, where the rock surfaces show fossils (=ancient plants and trees that have been preserved in rock)

forest in which the tree trunks have turned to stone as a result of heavily mineral-laden water

Related Terms

Petrified Forest National Park

national park in Arizona (USA) where the trunks of trees have turned to stone as a result of heavily mineral-laden water

Petrified Forest National Park

National park, eastern Arizona, U.S. Established as a national monument in 1906 and as a national park in 1962, it has an area of 146 sq mi (378 sq km). It features extensive exhibits of petrified wood in several "forest" areas, fossilized leaves, plants, and broken logs, and the Painted Desert. Other features include petroglyphs and ancient Pueblo Indian ruins

petrified forest national park

a national park in Arizona having the world's largest collection of petrified coniferous trees

Hyphenation

pet·ri·fied For·est

Turkish pronunciation

petrıfayd fôrıst

Pronunciation

/ˈpetrəˌfīd ˈfôrəst/ /ˈpɛtrəˌfaɪd ˈfɔːrəst/