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a slow-motion conversation between roots, fungi, and light that's been running for millennia.
means Land covered with trees and undergrowth — a forest or grove, especially one less dense than deep wilderness.
from A plain Old English compound: 'wudu' (wood, trees) joined to 'land' (ground, country). Both halves are ancient Germanic stock — 'wudu' is a cousin of Old Norse 'viðr' and Old High German 'witu' — and the pairing is so old and so obvious that it never needed dressing up. English simply set 'wood' beside 'land' and let the trees do the rest.
underground internetTrees swap nutrients through fungal networks dubbed the wood wide web.
mother treesOld trees feed their seedlings sugar through these connections.
chemical alarmsDamaged trees release scents warning neighbors of attacking insects.
oxygen factoryOne mature tree supplies daily oxygen for several people.
ancient growthSome woodlands have stood unbroken since the last Ice Age.