Used in a Sentence

understory

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for understory.

Editorial note

An emergent trait in modern American thought involves so much emotional pressure and so little or ironic understory.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

(ecology, also attributively) The (layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of understory gathered in one view.

noun

(ecology, also attributively) The (layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor.

noun

(architecture, dated, also figuratively) A story of a building below the stories generally used for residence or work.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for understory.

noun

(ecology, also attributively) The (layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor.

noun

(architecture, dated, also figuratively) A story of a building below the stories generally used for residence or work.

Example sentences

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An emergent trait in modern American thought involves so much emotional pressure and so little or ironic understory.

2

It has very strict habitat requirements which include frequent natural fire, an open understory and low nutrient soils.

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They will never reproduce, because they depend on the understory to do so, which was cleared a long time ago.

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You won't see swaths of honeysuckle or privet because it grows in the understory throughout the entire forest, choking out natives.

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They typically have a variety of plant species at different heights and stages of growth, creating a multi-layered canopy and understory.

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Once the acacia has provided enough quick shade they can (and hopefully will) plant other plants in the understory to increase diversity.

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Replace those acres of corn with solar panels and an understory of native plants.

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For example, many trees don't reproduce without understory, which is the smaller trees and shrubs and plants that make up a forest.

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For these reasons, the best office plants tend to be species that were historically found in the understory of cloud forests or rainforests.

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Work with the Understory hardware and software teams to deliver products that utilize hyper-local weather data in a way that gets customers excited.

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Get rid of the ethanol mandate, replace gas cars with electric, replace corn fields with solar fields with an understory of native plants.

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A study done where say, a mix of overstory, understory, and shrub (such as berries), would be more insightful.

Quote examples

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There were epic forests on this continent when settlers arrived from Europe, free of brush in the understory, walkable for miles like "parks".

2

Here in the tropics, a tree that is full of cicadas will reliably have a steady "mist" of pee underneath its canopy, the ground will be damp, leaves of understory flora wet/shiny, and the air noticeably cooler than outside of the pee zone.

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While traditional, radar-enabled weather centers collect data by analyzing conditions observed in the atmosphere, Understory’s “ground-truth”-based detection is a marked enhancement in both resolution and fidelity, providing real time datasets and graphical views of the movement and intensity of weather events, which leads to better insight and early detection of risks.

Proper noun examples

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Develop high-impact customer stories that help guide Understory’s product to create the most value with its customers.

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Understory also provides a free employee membership to the nearby climbing gym - Brooklyn Boulders Somerville.

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Analyze the Understory's internal and external communications and design methods to improve them.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use understory in a sentence?

An emergent trait in modern American thought involves so much emotional pressure and so little or ironic understory.

What does understory mean?

(ecology, also attributively) The (layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor.

What part of speech is understory?

understory is commonly used as noun.