understory
noun[CorU]
biology,environmentUSspecialized(UKunderstorey)us/ˈʌn.dɚˌstɔːr.i/uk/ˈʌn.dəˌstɔː.ri/alayerofplantsandbushesthatgrowsunder thecanopyof aforest(= thebranchesandleavesthatspreadout at thetopof agroupoftreesformingatypeofroof):
There are manyoldplants, as well as athrivingunderstory ofseedlings.
Thearticleexaminestheeffectsofsurfacefires on understory andinsectivorousbirdsincentralBrazilian Amazonia.
Forestry
- afforestation
 - agroforestry
 - arborist
 - brush
 - clearing
 - cut down
 - deforest
 - deforestation
 - disafforest
 - lumberjack
 - old growth
 - ranger
 - reafforest
 - reafforestation
 - slash-and-burn
 - the treeline
 - undercut
 - understorey
 - woodcutter
 - woody