understory
noun[CorU]
biology,environmentUSspecialized(UKunderstorey)us/ˈʌn.dɚˌstɔːr.i/uk/ˈʌn.dəˌstɔː.ri/alayerofplantsandbushesthatgrowsunder thecanopyof aforest(= thebranchesandleavesthatspreadout at thetopof agroupoftreesformingatypeofroof):
There are manyoldplants, as well as athrivingunderstory ofseedlings.
Thearticleexaminestheeffectsofsurfacefires on understory andinsectivorousbirdsincentralBrazilian Amazonia.
Forestry
- afforestation
- agroforestry
- arborist
- brush
- clearing
- cut down
- deforest
- deforestation
- disafforest
- lumberjack
- old growth
- ranger
- reafforest
- reafforestation
- slash-and-burn
- the treeline
- undercut
- understorey
- woodcutter
- woody