On the Vnder Story, tovvards the Garden, Let it be turned to a Grotta, or Place of Shade, or Eſtiuation.
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Understory
//ˈʌndəstɔːɹi//
Synonyms for "understory" (25 found)
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34 translations across 28 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- أشجار الطبقة السفلى noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
Basque
1 entries- oihanpe noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
Belarusian
1 entries- падлесак noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
Bulgarian
1 entries- подлес noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
Catalan
1 entries- sotabosc noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 下層植被 /下层植被 noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
Esperanto
1 entries- subarbaraĵo noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
Estonian
1 entries- alsumets noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
Finnish
2 entries- alakerros noun (story of a building below the stories generally used for residence or work)
- aluskasvillisuus noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
French
1 entries- sous-bois noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
German
1 entries- Unterholz noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
Greek
1 entries- υπόροφος noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
Hungarian
1 entries- aljnövényzet noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
Indonesian
2 entries- tumbuhan bawah hutan noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
- tumbuhan dasar hutan noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
Italian
1 entries- sottobosco noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
Korean
1 entries- 하목층 noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
Latvian
2 entries- krūmu stāvs noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
- pamežs noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
Lithuanian
1 entries- pomiškis noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
Macedonian
2 entries- гр́мушки noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
- до́лен кат noun (story of a building below the stories generally used for residence or work)
Manx
1 entries- straih veanagh noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
Persian
1 entries- زیراشکوب noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
Polish
3 entries- parter noun (story of a building below the stories generally used for residence or work)
- podszycie noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
- podszyt noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
Portuguese
1 entries- sub-bosque noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
Romanian
1 entries- subarboret noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
Russian
1 entries- подле́сок noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
Spanish
1 entries- sotobosque noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
Turkish
1 entries- orman altı noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
Uzbek
1 entries- chalabutalar noun ((layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor — see also undergrowth)
Sample sentences
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The two middle storeys of the towers are adorned with one tier of Corinthian pilasters in the style of Lord Carlisle's house at Castle Howard. The understorey is rustic.
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Elgin has vvhat in England are called piazzas, that run in many places on each ſide of the ſtreet. […] I approved much of ſuch ſtructures in a tovvn, on account of their conveniency in vvet vveather. Dr. Johnſon diſapproved of them, "becauſe (ſaid he) it makes the under ſtory of a houſe very dark, vvhich greatly over-balances the conveniency, vvhen it is conſidered hovv ſmall a part of the year it rains;[…]"
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Q. VVhat did you find? / A. I found in a cloſet in the under ſtorey of VVatt's houſe a dozen of ſpears.
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