overstory
Americannoun
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overstories
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of overstory
1480–90, for an earlier sense; 1955–60 for current sense; over- + story 2
Example Sentences
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"On these longer rotations, multiple entries for thinning were required to prevent buildup of understory vegetation that would have suppressed the growth of overstory Douglas-fir," Carlisle said.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2023
Initial observations suggest bees are healthiest at three-year post-burn sites, the window of time in which apparently the understory is just abundant enough to provide habitat and food, but the overstory isn’t blocking the sun.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 9, 2022
The narrative braid, meanwhile — the overstory — grows more tangled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2022
On many parts of tribal land, most of the trees in the overstory survived.
From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2021
One shows associations of dominant overstory and understory plants.
From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Charles L. Douglas
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