understory
Example Sentences
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Without frequent fire to clear out the understory of a forest, California woodlands have grown five to six times denser.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Insect-eating understory birds are among the hardest hit.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2024
You can use these in mixed plantings under your conifers or group a bunch together to form a hedge or thick understory.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2023
Coffee is an understory plant: It grows best under a canopy of shade-providing trees.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2023
They were close enough to the island now to see it was teeming with plant life: trees twice the size of the ship and an understory of bushes and tall grass.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
