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understory

[ uhn-der-stawr-ee, -stohr-ee ]
/ ˈʌn dərˌstɔr i, -ˌstoʊr i /
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noun

the shrubs and plants growing beneath the main canopy of a forest.

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Origin of understory

First recorded in 1900–05; under- + story2

Words nearby understory

understatement, understeer, understock, understood, understorey, understory, understrapper, understratum, understrength, understructure, understudy
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Words related to understory

thicket, coppice, bush, brake, brush, copse, underwood, brushwood, boscage

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