understory
pronunciation
How to pronounce understory in British English:
UK ['ʌndəstɔ:rɪ]
How to pronounce understory in American English:
US ['ʌndəˌstoʊri]
Word Origin
- understory (n.)
- in reference to forest vegetation, also under-story, 1902, from under + story (n.).
Example
- 1. Diversity of understory plants in different age .
- 2. Solitary understory negative then italy , on the bed listening to bleak night rain .
- 3. Response of soil faunal community to simulated understory plant loss in the subalpine coniferous plantation of western sichuan .
- 4. Many have deep red coloring on the underside of their leaves to capture some of the scarce light that does manage to reach the forest understory .
- 5. The results indicate that plant species diversity was higher and light levels were lower under the cryptomeria japonica plantation than under the natural hardwood forest . There was a negative correlation between understory light availability and plant species diversity .