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Understory vs Overstory - What's the difference?

understory | overstory |

As nouns the difference between understory and overstory

is that understory is the layer of plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest while overstory is the upper portion of a community of plants, above the understory.

understory

English

Noun

(wikipedia understory) (understories)
  • The layer of plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest.
  • overstory

    English

    Noun

    (overstories)
  • The upper portion of a community of plants, above the understory.
  • Synonyms

    * canopy