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   Un·der·wood

   /ˈəndərˌwo͝od/

   

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   • 1. small trees and shrubs growing beneath taller timber trees: "they sell underwood belonging to the Crown"

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   What does Underwood mean?

   • Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! The meaning of UNDERWOOD is undergrowth, underbrush.

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   Where does the name Underwood come from?

   • Otherwise it is topographic, referring to someone who lived near a wood. In both cases the name is from England or Scotland, and from Middle English. The common noun comes from the name of the manufacturer, after John T. Underwood, one of its founders.

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   What is Underwood known for?

   • Underwood has a primary school, playing fields and play areas, allotments, a grocery- post office, a pharmacy, other shops, a Baptist church, the Iscoed Tafarn public house, and adjacent health and community centres. A mile from Underwood is the village of Bishton whose historic name was “Bishop’s Town”.

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   What does understory mean?

   • n. The underbrush or understory of a forest. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. n. woody shrubs or small trees growing among taller trees.

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   Underwood definition: woody shrubs or small trees growing among taller trees.. See examples of UNDERWOOD used in a sentence.

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   May 14, 2024 · noun. the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest. synonyms: underbrush, undergrowth. see more.

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   Underwood is a noun that means the underbrush or understory of a forest. It can also refer to a rugby player or a surname. Find out more about its origin, usage and related words.

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   Origin of Underwood. The surname is sometimes habitational, used by someone who lived in any of several places of the same name. Otherwise it is topographic, referring to someone who lived near a wood. In both cases the name is from England or Scotland, and from Middle English. From Wiktionary.

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   Underwood is a noun with four meanings related to plants, decorative arts, and prefixes. Learn the etymology, pronunciation, frequency, and examples of underwood from OED.

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   6 days ago · underwood in American English. (ˈʌndərˌwud) noun. 1. woody shrubs or small trees growing among taller trees. 2. a clump or stretch of such growth. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.