OVERSTORY


Meaning of OVERSTORY in English

/oh"veuhr stawr'ee, -stohr'ee/ , n. , pl. overstories .

the uppermost layer of foliage in a forest, forming the canopy.

[ 1480-90, for an earlier sense; 1955-60 for current sense; OVER- + STORY 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .