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Undergrowth definition

ŭndər-grōth
The state of being undergrown.
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Shrubs, saplings, and herbaceous plants growing beneath trees in a forest.
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The condition of being less than fully grown.
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An animal's undercoat.
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Shrubs, saplings, and herbaceous plants growing beneath trees in a forest.
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The condition of being less than fully grown.
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The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes).
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Noun

Singular:
undergrowth
Plural:
undergrowths

Undergrowth Sentence Examples

  • They traveled through miles of wild country where the hills were covered with a dense undergrowth of brush.

  • The undergrowth itself rises fully 15 ft.

  • Bushes are common in western Alaska, but undergrowth is very scanty in the forests.

  • The island has extensive forests of conifers with an undergrowth of ferns and flowering plants, and bears are numerous.

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