overstory

[ oh-ver-stawr-ee, -stohr-ee ]

/ ˈoʊ vərˌstɔr i, -ˌstoʊr i /

the uppermost layer of foliage in a forest, forming the canopy.

Origin of overstory

1480–90, for an earlier sense; 1955–60 for current sense; over- + story²

oversteer, overstep, overstitch, overstock, overstood, overstory, overstress, overstretch, overstrew, overstride, overstrike

The dominant and codominant plants in the overstory (trees or shrubs) were noted at each station.
Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado|Charles L. Douglas
The trapping areas in the first three mentioned had heavy growths of grass and an overstory of shrubs.
Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado|Charles L. Douglas
Artemisia tridentata and Artemisia nova form the overstory in unit F and part of G.
Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado|Charles L. Douglas

单词	overstory
释义	overstory [ oh-ver-stawr-ee, -stohr-ee ] / ˈoʊ vərˌstɔr i, -ˌstoʊr i / noun, plural o·ver·sto·ries. the uppermost layer of foliage in a forest, forming the canopy. Origin of overstory 1480–90, for an earlier sense; 1955–60 for current sense; over- + story² Words nearby overstory oversteer, overstep, overstitch, overstock, overstood, overstory, overstress, overstretch, overstrew, overstride, overstrike Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overstory The dominant and codominant plants in the overstory (trees or shrubs) were noted at each station. Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado\|Charles L. Douglas The trapping areas in the first three mentioned had heavy growths of grass and an overstory of shrubs. Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado\|Charles L. Douglas Artemisia tridentata and Artemisia nova form the overstory in unit F and part of G. Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado\|Charles L. Douglas
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