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
These birds, Pollock reasoned, might have more tolerance to temperature fluctuations than their understory counterparts.
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
The trek was rough because we stayed in the forests, where the understory is a jungle of hazelnut, viburnum, and twisted young hardwoods fighting for the sun.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
