Undergrowth

Word UNDERGROWTH
Character 11
Hyphenation un der growth
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Undergrowth"

What do we mean by undergrowth?

Shrubs, saplings, and herbaceous plants growing beneath trees in a forest. noun

The condition of being less than fully grown. noun

Short, fine under-hair on a skin. noun

Specifically, in forestry, the ground-cover, underbrush, and young trees below the large sapling stage. noun

That which grows under; especially, shrubs or small trees growing beneath or among large ones. noun

The state or condition of being undergrown. noun

That which grows under trees; specifically, shrubs or small trees growing among large trees. noun

The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes). noun

The brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest noun

The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes).

Synonyms and Antonyms for Undergrowth

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The word "undergrowth" in example sentences

All the undergrowth is scorched brown and black by the cold. ❋ Unknown (2010)

On a crystalline, perfectly blue morning in June, a young married couple driving across upper Michigan stop to picnic in a clearing, then watch in horror as their two and a half year old daughter suddenly vanishes, swallowed by what they discover hidden in undergrowth is a tiny hole in a poorly sealed and long-forgotten mineshaft. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Unit, often camped in undergrowth while on operations in CAMBODIA. ❋ Unknown (1996)

Twining through the undergrowth were the bittersweet vines. ❋ Markowiak, Linda (1997)

The undergrowth was a nuisance, being composed of pea-vines, clover, nettles, cane and briery berry bushes. ❋ Hugh Pendexter (1907)

I walked across once, and found the dense growth of banana, cocoanut, mango, cotton and other trees, and undergrowth, which is termed here "the bush," terminating abruptly at the ragged back fences of the neighborhood. ❋ Alfred Brockenbrough Williams (1878)

Govt plagued by 'undergrowth' of ministers, advisers and the press - Goldsmith doesn't seem to have enjoyed being part of it ❋ Unknown (2010)

Justice Stephen G. Breyer told Rosenstein he would like to clear away the "undergrowth" of the state's arguments about its own rules of procedure to get to the constitutional question of whether Osborne has a right to the evidence.

Boehner, for instance, has embraced the possibility of higher taxes, suggesting in a speech in Cleveland this summer that lawmakers should look at clearing out the "undergrowth of deductions, credits, and special carve-outs" in the tax code that are little more than "poorly disguised spending programs." ❋ Lori Montgomery (2010)

This open ground beneath the trees made walking anywhere easy in contrast to eastern forests with their thick bushy undergrowth and giant jackstraws deadfalls. ❋ Annie Proulx (2011)

Lloyd knows exactly what's going on, and points to the way that four trees in the foreground divide up the picture space in equal parts, forming right angles to the logs in the undergrowth, so that your eye is led to a central vanishing point. ❋ Unknown (2011)

They are wind-swept because cows have browsed out the undergrowth. ❋ Annie Proulx (2011)

We are standing knee-deep in the undergrowth of a north London park, and Sheldrake is teaching me how to live off the land. ❋ Unknown (2011)

When Ramsey reached the line of junipers he started searching for the waterfall, following the sound of the plashing stream through a dense tangle of undergrowth. ❋ Mark Alpert (2011)

Enraged, Ramsey charged at her through the undergrowth, fully expecting her to shoot him again and put him out of his misery, but the bitch just stood there, smiling. ❋ Mark Alpert (2011)

The edge of the heavy undergrowth shifted, and an enormous vine that was spiraled tightly at the end pierced through. ❋ P. W. Catanese (2011)

I sighed when I got to the job site, because I could see a few nice looking lilies surrounded by a wreck of tangled undergrowth, and strangely well-rooted weeds. ❋ Jack Canfield (2011)

The asura waddled toward her as quietly as possible, though their stubby legs stirred up the undergrowth and cracked sticks. ❋ J. Robert King (2011)

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