understory

🇺🇸 /ˈʌndərstɔːri/ 🇬🇧 /ˈʌndəstɔːri/
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The layer of vegetation below the main canopy in a forest.

The hiker carefully navigated through the dense understorey of the rainforest.

translation

n. The layer of vegetation below the main canopy in a forest.

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Plural understories