underbrush

  • 1Underbrush — Un der*brush , n. Shrubs, small trees, and the like, in a wood or forest, growing beneath large trees; undergrowth. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2underbrush — (n.) shrub and small trees in a forest, 1775, from UNDER (Cf. under) + BRUSH (Cf. brush) (n.2). Originally American English; Cf. UNDERGROWTH (Cf. undergrowth), attested in the same sense from 1600 …

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  • 3underbrush — ☆ underbrush [un′dər brush΄ ] n. small trees, shrubs, etc. that grow beneath large trees in woods or forests …

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  • 4underbrush — noun (AmE) ⇨ See also ↑undergrowth ADJECTIVE ▪ dense, thick ▪ In some places, the dense underbrush becomes so thick that it s nearly impassable. ▪ tangled, thorny VERB + UNDERBRUSH …

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  • 5underbrush — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)brʌʃ[/t]] N UNCOUNT Underbrush consists of bushes and plants growing close together under trees in a forest. [AM] ...the cool underbrush of the rain forest... The trail was steep and thick with underbrush. (in BRIT, use undergrowth) …

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  • 6underbrush — n. in the underbrush * * * in the underbrush …

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  • 7underbrush — trakas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Sumedėjusios augalijos žemutinis ardas – krūmai ir medeliai, augantys miške po medžių lajomis. Lietuvoje traką sudaro lazdynai, kadagiai, sausmedžiai, šaltekšniai, šermukšniai, blindės …

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  • 8underbrush — noun Date: 1775 1. shrubs, bushes, or small trees growing beneath large trees in a wood or forest ; brush 2. a tangled, obstructing, or impeding mass …

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  • 9underbrush — /un deuhr brush /, n. shrubs, saplings, low vines, etc., growing under the large trees in a wood or forest. Also, underbush /un deuhr boosh /. [1765 75, Amer.; UNDER + BRUSH2] * * * …

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  • 10underbrush — noun The small trees and other plants that clutter the floor of a forest …

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