- plural of underscore.
- present tense form of underscore (3rd person singular).
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In the dark and moist understories of the subtropical forests of Shimoshima Island in Japan grow parasitic plants that feed on the roots of other plants.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024
Succulents live in deserts and tropicals evolved in the leafy understories of rainforests.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2023
She added that modern kelp forests often have diverse algae understories, and that the interconnected web of alive and dead, dynamic and inert, big and small, is difficult to model.
From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2022
The understories of varying ages are as dense as their light requirements and the density of the overwood permit.
From Practical Forestry in the Pacific Northwest Protecting Existing Forests and Growing New Ones, from the Standpoint of the Public and That of the Lumberman, with an Outline of Technical Methods by Allen, Edward Tyson
The vegetation within her range was pinyon-juniper woodland with understories of Amelanchier, Artemisia nova and Purshia.
From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Douglas, Charles L.
