midstory
7.9
A middle layer of trees and plants between lower plants and top branches
- noun
- /ˈmɪdˌstɔri/
- Specialized
:
estrato medio
- Birds often nest in the midstory, where the vegetation provides shelter and food.
Examples
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In a dense forest, the midstory is filled with smaller trees and shrubs that thrive in the limited light.
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Although red maple is typically not a major component of the overstory in the Missouri Ozarks (e.g., Table 1), it is often present in the midstory and regeneration layers.
Academic text (2016) -
As we explored the woods, we noticed a rich midstory teeming with various ferns and young saplings.
Surface Forms
midstory singular
midstories plural
Morphology
Etymology
Midstory comes from mid- 'middle' and story 'level', so a helpful image is a house's middle floor applied to a forest; it is the forest's 'middle floor' between the top layer and the lower layer where many birds and insects live.
