a thickness of some homogeneous substance, such as a stratum or a coating on a surface
2.
one of four or more levels of vegetation defined in ecological studies: the ground or moss layer, the field or herb layer, the shrub layer, and one or more tree layers
3.
a laying hen
4. horticulture
a.
a shoot or branch rooted during layering
b.
a plant produced as a result of layering
verb
5.
to form or make a layer of (something)
6.
to take root or cause to take root by layering
Word origin
C14 leyer, legger, from lay1 + -er1
Examples of 'field layer' in a sentence
field layer
The vegetation cover type was classified into the following four classes: bare ground, field layer, shrub layer, and canopy layer.
Harri Kaartinen, Hannu Hyyppä, Markus Holopainen, Antero Kukko, Eliisa Lotsari, AnttoniJaakkola, Mikko Vastaranta, Matti Vaaja, Ninni Saarinen, Petteri Alho 2013, 'Area-Based Approach for Mapping and Monitoring Riverine Vegetation Using Mobile LaserScanning', Remote Sensinghttp://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/5/10/5285. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Vegetation analysis was carried out at the level of moss and field layer synusiae and plant communities.
J. Paal, P.-R. Pärnsalu, H. Mäemets 2019, 'Quagmires around southern and southeastern Estonian lakes', Mires and Peathttp://mires-and-peat.net/media/map24/map_24_15.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)