Overstory
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004654
That portion of the foliage of plants and trees forming the upper or uppermost layer of a plant community.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-004654 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment |
| Synonyms | forest overstorey; forest overstory; overstorey |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Plant strata; Forest canopy; Canopy; Understory |
| Translations | Spanish: estrato superior |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-004654",
"term": "Overstory",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "That portion of the foliage of plants and trees forming the upper or uppermost layer of a plant community.",
"synonyms": [
"forest overstorey",
"forest overstory",
"overstorey"
],
"subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
"see_also": [
"plant strata",
"forest canopy",
"canopy",
"understory"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "estrato superior"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/overstory/"
}
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