MEANING
Low, often dense vegetation growing beneath trees or taller plants.
Use it for
Hidden paths, difficult walking, and low woodland cover.Make a forest resist movement at body level.
Words that belong together
- dense undergrowth
- tangled undergrowth
- push through undergrowth
On the page
The path disappeared into the undergrowth.
Something small rustled in the undergrowth behind him.
They cleared enough undergrowth to see the fallen trunk.
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Word forms
- Base
- undergrowth
Usage notes
Primary category: environment. Emphasizes low vegetation and obstruction; overlaps but is not identical to the forest understory. Mass noun; no ordinary plural.
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