understory

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Wild sarsaparilla, wild oats, Solomon's seal and a host of understory plants die off;
野生撒爾沙、野生燕麥、玉竹和大量的林下葉層植物相繼死光；
These incredibly high-pitched and fast-paced calls enable the bats to track bugs and other prey in the dense rainforest understory.
這些難以置信的高速和快節奏的聲波能夠使它在茂密的熱帶雨林下追蹤崑蟲和其他獵物。
Wild sarsaparilla, wild oats, Solomon's seal and a host of understory plants die off; grass-like species such as Pennsylvania sedge take over.
野生撒爾沙、野生燕麥、玉竹和大量的林下葉層植物相繼死光；賓夕法尼亞莎草之類的草類物種接琯了領地。

Now, in many older neighborhoods, the urban forest has matured, making our suburban spaces shadier, and increasingly our garden understory is affected by tree roots.
NPR: Excerpt: 'The American Meadow Garden'