English Dictionary

crown shyness

名詞

不可算名詞

a phenomenon observed in some tree species, in which the crowns of fully stocked trees do not touch each other, forming a canopy with channel-like gaps.

日本語の意味

樹冠回避現象：一部の樹木種において、成熟した樹木の樹冠同士が接触せず、互いにすれ違うように存在し、その結果、樹冠の間にチャネル状の隙間が形成される現象。

Walking beneath the stand of eucalyptus, I marveled at the crown shyness that created narrow, ribbon-like channels of sky between the trees.

ユーカリの林の下を歩きながら、私は樹冠が接触せずに木々の間に細いリボン状の空隙を作るその現象に見とれた。

意味（1）

a phenomenon observed in some tree species, in which the crowns of fully stocked trees do not touch each other, forming a canopy with channel-like gaps.