undercanopy

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

under- +‎ canopy

Adjective[edit]

undercanopy (not comparable)

  1. That live under a canopy
    • 2015 November 19, “Nature and Age of Neighbours Matter: Interspecific Associations among Tree Species Exist and Vary across Life Stages in Tropical Forests”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Hence, the observed patterns suggest that some undercanopy species appear mainly close to a specific canopy species, and vice versa.

Noun[edit]

undercanopy (plural undercanopies)

  1. The region beneath a canopy