thicket vs understory

thicket

noun
  • A dense, but generally small, growth of shrubs, bushes or small trees; a copse. 

  • A dense aggregation of other things, concrete or abstract. 

  • The collection of many small linked files created when a document is saved in HTML format by some word processors and web site creation software. 

understory

noun
  • The layer of plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest. 

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