understorey
noun
- vegetation layer above shrubs and under the canopy
Wiktionary
noun
- Alternative spelling of understory.
“The two middle storeys of the towers are adorned with one tier of Corinthian pilasters in the style of Lord Carlisle's house at Castle Howard. The understorey is rustic.”
“Q. VVhat did you find? / A. I found in a cloſet in the under ſtorey of VVatt's houſe a dozen of ſpears.”