overstory
/oh-ver-stawr-ee, -stohr-ee/US // ˈoʊ vərˌstɔr i, -ˌstoʊr i //
过场故事,过往的故事,过往故事,过往的历史
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural o·ver·sto·ries.
- : the uppermost layer of foliage in a forest, forming the canopy.
Examples
The dominant and codominant plants in the overstory (trees or shrubs) were noted at each station.
One shows associations of dominant overstory and understory plants.
Artemisia tridentata and Artemisia nova form the overstory in unit F and part of G.
The trapping areas in the first three mentioned had heavy growths of grass and an overstory of shrubs.
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