understory
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌstɔː(ɹ)i/
understory (plural understories)
- The layer of plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest.
- Synonyms: underbrush, undergrowth
- Antonyms: overstory
- 2003, Frank S. Gilliam, Mark R. Roberts, The Herbaceous Layer in Forests of Eastern North America, OUP USA (ISBN 9780195140880), page gbooks izY_Mpbb-rUC:
- 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).
- Russian: подле́сок
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