undergrowth
Americannoun
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low-lying vegetation or small trees growing beneath larger trees; underbrush.
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the condition of being undergrown or undersized.
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short, fine hair underlying longer, outer wool or fur.
noun
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small trees, bushes, ferns, etc, growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
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the condition of being undergrown
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a growth of short fine hairs beneath longer ones; underfur
Etymology
Origin of undergrowth
Example Sentences
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Special forces found Oseguera hiding in undergrowth, badly wounded along with two of his team, he said.
From Los Angeles Times
He was surrounded by the soldiers again, who found him hiding in the undergrowth, the head of the military explained.
From Barron's
There was a rough winding path in front of them, soon lost to view behind the undergrowth.
From Literature
I came to a standstill at the sight of a scaly tail a few feet away, but it turned out to belong to a huge monitor lizard hiding in the undergrowth.
From Literature
She had seen a family of al-mirajes go loping through the sun-dappled undergrowth, a trail of fresh shoots of grass marking their progress behind them.
From Literature
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