undergrowth

  • 1Undergrowth — usually refers to the vegetation in a forest, which can obstruct passage through the forest. The height of undergrowth is usually considered to be 0,3 3 m (1 9 ft.). Undergrowth can also refer all vegetation in a forest, which isn t in the canopy …

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  • 2Undergrowth — Un der*growth , n. That which grows under trees; specifically, shrubs or small trees growing among large trees. Milton. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3undergrowth — (n.) c.1600, from UNDER (Cf. under) + GROWTH (Cf. growth) …

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  • 4undergrowth — ► NOUN ▪ a dense growth of shrubs and other plants …

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  • 5undergrowth — [un′dər grōth΄] n. 1. UNDERBRUSH 2. an animal s undercoat 3. the state of being undergrown …

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  • 6undergrowth — (BrE) noun ⇨ See also ↑underbrush ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, dense, lush, tangled, thick … OF UNDERGROWTH ▪ patch, tangle …

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  • 7undergrowth — n. 1) to clear the undergrowth 2) dense, heavy; thick undergrowth 3) in the undergrowth * * * [ ʌndəgrəʊθ] heavy thick undergrowth dense in the undergrowth to clear the undergrowth …

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  • 8undergrowth — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)groʊθ[/t]] N UNCOUNT Undergrowth consists of bushes and plants growing together under the trees in a forest. [BRIT] ...plunging through the undergrowth. (in AM, use underbrush) …

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  • 9undergrowth — noun (U) bushes, small trees, and other plants growing around and under bigger trees: Something rustled in the undergrowth …

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  • 10undergrowth — noun the undergrowth is a habitat for various small mammals and certain birds Syn: shrubbery, vegetation, underbrush, greenery, ground cover, underwood, brushwood, brush, scrub, bush, covert, thicket, copse; bushes, plants, brambles, herbage;… …

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