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Webster 1913 Edition

Undergrowth

Un′der-growthˊ

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Noun.

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

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Webster 1828 Edition

Undergrowth

UN'DERGROWTH

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Noun.

That which grows under trees; shrubs or small trees growing among large ones.

Definition 2025

undergrowth

undergrowth

English

Noun

under growth ‎(usually uncountable, plural undergrowths)

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

Synonyms

Translations

plants which only reach a low height

Chinese: guànmùcóng

Czech: podrost
Finnish: aluskasvillisuus (fi)
French: broussailles (fr) f, sous-bois (fr) m, maquis (fr) m

German: Unterholz (de) n
Maori: hūru, ururua, hururua
Romanian: tufăriș (ro) n, tufiș (ro) n, desiș (ro) n, subarboret (ro) n
Russian: подлесок (ru) ‎(podlesok), подлесье (ru) ‎(podlesʹje)
Thai: พง (th) ‎(pong)