understory
English
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌstɔː(ɹ)i/
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Noun
understory (plural understories)
- The layer of plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest.
- Synonyms: underbrush, undergrowth
- Antonym: overstory
- 2003, Frank S. Gilliam; Mark R. Roberts, The Herbaceous Layer in Forests of Eastern North America, OUP USA, →ISBN, page 38:
- Light availability is the primary limiting resource for understory plants of eastern deciduous forests, and their long-term persistence in these habitats depends on adaptations that enable photosynthesis sufficient to maintain a positive annual carbon balance (Pearcy et al. 1987).
Translations
layer of plants in the shade of the canopy of a forest — See also translations at undergrowth
Further reading
understory on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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