undergrowth

(undər grōt̸h′)

noun

  1. underbrush
  2. an animal's undercoat
  3. the state of being undergrown

See undergrowth in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Low-growing plants, saplings, and shrubs beneath trees in a forest.
  2. A growth of short, fine hairs underlying the longer and thicker outer hairs of an animal's coat; underfur or underwool.
  3. The condition of being less than fully grown.

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