boreal
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bo·re·al
(bôr'ē-əl, bōr'-) 
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adj.
- Of or relating to the north; northern.
- Of or concerning the north wind.
- Boreal Of or relating to the forest areas of the northern North Temperate Zone, dominated by coniferous trees such as spruce, fir, and pine.
[Middle English, from Late Latin Boreālis, from Latin Boreās, Boreas. See Boreas.]
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A division of the Flandrian when British climate was warm, dry, and continental, and woodland of Ulmus, Quercus, and Corylus was extensive. See also atlantic, Pre-Boreal.
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Boreal may refer to
- Boreal ecosystem
- Boreal climate, the climate found in a region of boreal forests, and designated Dfc, Dwc or Dsc in the Köppen climate classification scheme.
- boreal forest
- Boreal forest of Canada
- Boreal Bluet
- Boreal owl
- Boreal (period), the first climatic phase of the Blytt-Sernander sequence of northern Europe, during the Holocene epoch
- Boreal Sea, historical sea
- Boreal Shield Ecozone (CEC), region of ancient rock in Canada
- Boreal Forest Conservation Framework
- BOREAL, a manufacturer of climbing shoes
- BOREAL, a manufacturer of bespoke artist wallets
- Boreal Mountain Resort, a ski resort in the Lake Tahoe area of California
- Lord Carlo Boreal, a fictional character in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy
- Northern, from Boreas, god of the North Wind in Greek mythology
See also
- Boreale brewery
- Borean languages, a hypothetical language family comprising languages of the northern hemisphere
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