Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
carbon sink, carbon well n
  1. an area of vegetation, esp a forest, or a phytoplankton-rich sea that absorbs the carbon dioxide produced by the burning of fossil fuels
'carbon sink' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
carbon well

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