understory

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Eastern towhee and Carolina wren were heard calling from the forest understory, and a pair of bald eagles offered a quick glimpse as they cruised by overhead.

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  • Because of the overhanging leaves and branches, you'll notice that the understory is very dark, it's very still. —  Nalini Nadkarni on conserving the canopy
  • Even after they got into the trees again, the understory was choked with fallen logs and bushes and rock outcrops. —  Analog, April 2002
  • We were starting our understory, vines and shrubs and shade-tolerant trees to create a dense tangle. —  F ;SF; - vol 088 issue 04 - April 1995
  • The understory was thick and brambly with wild blueberry, harlot creeper, and cruxflower vine. —  THE BLOOD KNIGHT
  • Despite the cold, the understory was already verdant with fern, and emerald moss carpeted the ground, as well as the trunks and branches of trees. —  THE BLOOD KNIGHT
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