Understory
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006588
A layer of vegetation (such as saplings in a forest) that is below the canopy but have cleared the ground level vegetation.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-006588 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment |
| Synonyms | forest understorey; forest understory; undergrowth (forests); understorey; underwood |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Plant strata; Saplings; Overstory; Ground vegetation |
| Translations | Spanish: sotobosque |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-006588",
"term": "Understory",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A layer of vegetation (such as saplings in a forest) that is below the canopy but have cleared the ground level vegetation.",
"synonyms": [
"forest understorey",
"forest understory",
"undergrowth (forests)",
"understorey",
"underwood"
],
"subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
"see_also": [
"plant strata",
"saplings",
"overstory",
"ground vegetation"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "sotobosque"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/understory/"
}
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