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- DictionaryUn·der·growth/ˈəndərˌɡrōTH/
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- 1. a dense growth of shrubs and other plants, especially under trees in woodland: British "they cleared a path through the undergrowth"
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They used their knives to clear a path through the dense undergrowth. The murder weapon was found concealed in undergrowth. The dog came crashing through the undergrowth towards us. I noticed someone hiding in the undergrowth. The snake slithered off into the undergrowth. compare overgrowth Topics Plants and trees c2
Definition of undergrowth noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
UNDERGROWTH meaning: short plants and bushes that grow around trees. Learn more.
Undergrowth definition: . See examples of UNDERGROWTH used in a sentence.
The meaning of UNDERGROWTH is low growth on the floor of a forest including seedlings and saplings, shrubs, and herbs.
Undergrowth is a word for the bushes, small trees, and other plants that grow under larger trees. Find out more about its usage, origin, and synonyms in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.
The earliest known use of the noun undergrowth is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for undergrowth is from 1600, in a translation by Richard Surflet, translator. undergrowth is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: under- prefix1, growth n.1. See etymology.
