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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

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. 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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