Underbrush meaning

ŭndər-brŭsh
Small trees or shrubs growing beneath the taller trees in a forest, especially when thick or tangled.
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Small trees, shrubs, etc. that grow beneath large trees in woods or forests.
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The small trees and other plants that clutter the floor of a forest.
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Origin of underbrush

  • under- +"Ž brush

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Underbrush Sentence Examples

  • Even in the dense underbrush, it had found another rock.

  • It dropped to the ground and slid into the underbrush.

  • The underbrush will impede the progress of the hunted animal.

  • The path became more indistinct with each step, eventually coming to an end in dense underbrush.

  • He slipped the rifle out of its boot and led the way through the underbrush.

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