overstorey

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A form of overstory — The upper portion of a community of plants.

OriginEnglish storey ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

nounoverstorey (plural overstoreys)

plural overstoreys

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of overstory.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishstorey
  8. Englishoverstorey

From over- + storey.

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APA

overstorey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstorey

MLA

“overstorey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstorey. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overstorey,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstorey.

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