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Understory

/ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌstɔː(ɹ)i/

The layer of plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest.

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The layer of plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest.

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Word	Definition
undergrowthnoun	The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes).
forestnoun	A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.
carpetingnoun	Carpet or a piece of carpet, especially when speaking of installation or removal.
carpetnoun	A fabric used as a complete floor covering.
rugnoun	A partial covering for a floor.
canopynoun	The zone of the highest foliage and branches of a forest.
groundnoun	The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
coververb	A lid.
understoreynoun	(chiefly Commonwealth spelling) Alternative spelling of understory. [(architecture, dated, also figuratively) A story of a building below the stories generally used for residence or work.]
floornoun	(countable) The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
low-risenoun	(fashion) Of lower body clothing: whose waistline does not reach the waist, but hangs along the hips.
storynoun	An account of real or fictional events.
stagenoun	A phase.
storeynoun	A floor or level of a building or ship.
blindstorynoun	(archaic, architecture) The triforium
substructionnoun	(architecture) underbuilding; substructure
underbuildingnoun	A substructure; foundation; infrastructure.
clerestorynoun	(architecture) The upper part of a wall containing windows to let in natural light to a building, especially in the nave, transept and choir of a church or cathedral.
subflooringnoun	A level of flooring below the main floor.
basement apartmentnoun	(housing) An apartment located below street level, underneath another structure, usually an apartment building, but sometimes under a house or a business.