Wiktionary:Word of the day/2023/June 5

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for June 5
understory n (chiefly American spelling)
  1. (architecture, dated, also figuratively) A story of a building below the stories generally used for residence or work.
  2. (ecology, also attributively) The (layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor.

Today is World Environment Day, which is recognized by the United Nations to promote worldwide awareness of the need and action to protect the environment. The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, Sweden, began on this day in 1972.

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