The Emergence Machine

Undergrowth

physical · Geography · Level 10 · E0

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Emergence definition

Low-growing vegetation beneath the main canopy of a forest, including shrubs, saplings, and herbaceous plants, but this definition is incomplete.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “undergrowth” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “undergrowth”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
undergrowth
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0UndergrowthCanopyForestVegetationEcosystemGrassTree… intermediate l…EnvironmentFeatureFormLandActionChangeMatterQualityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesUndergrowthL10VegetationL8CanopyL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Vegetation L8 (requires)
    Low-growing vegetation beneath the main canopy of a forest, including shrubs, saplings, and herbaceous plants.
  • Canopy L9 (requires)
    Low-growing vegetation beneath the main canopy of a forest, including shrubs, saplings, and herbaceous plants.