define taiga biome
For other uses, see Taiga (disambiguation). Taiga (/ËtaÉªÉ¡É/; Russian: ÑÐ°Ð¹Ð³Ð°Ì; IPA: [tÉjËÉ¡a]; from Turkic) also known as boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces and larches. The taiga is the world's largest biome apart from the oceans.