understory

noun

un·der·sto·ry ˈən-dər-ˌstȯr-ē

: an underlying layer of vegetation

specifically : the vegetative layer and especially the trees and shrubs between the forest canopy and the ground cover

: the plants that form the understory

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Increasingly popular nut tree orchards don’t provide a vegetative understory. —

Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2024 The understory of the ponderosa and sugar pine forest was speckled with manzanita, oak trees and dogwoods with yellow leaves, marking the start of fall. —

Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024 The forest was tall and wild, with large branches and multiple layers of canopy and understory. —

April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024 But there are remote sections of the park, and the forest is dense, with a thick understory of rhododendron obscuring terrain beyond the trail. —

Graham Averill, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for understory