Understory

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-029071",
  "term": "Understory",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The layer of forest located underneath the canopy. Here, smaller trees and shrubs grow, replacing older trees as they die.\n\n2. The trees and woody shrubs growing beneath the overstory in a stand of trees.\n\n3. Layer of forest located underneath the canopy. Here, smaller trees and shrubs grow, replacing older trees as they die.",
  "subject": "Biological substances",
  "references": [
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary",
    "USDA Forest Service Forest Planning Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/understory/"
}