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undergrowth
[uhn-der-grohth]
noun
low-lying vegetation or small trees growing beneath larger trees; underbrush.
the condition of being undergrown or undersized.
short, fine hair underlying longer, outer wool or fur.
undergrowth
/ ˈʌԻəˌɡəʊθ /
noun
small trees, bushes, ferns, etc, growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
the condition of being undergrown
a growth of short fine hairs beneath longer ones; underfur
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of undergrowth1
Example Sentences
For centuries, natural wildfires burned dead trees and undergrowth in California, keeping huge fires in check.
Police officers on Thursday were seen holding pitchforks as they combed land in the area on the outskirts of the municipality of Lagos and some used pick-axes and shovels to dig some of the undergrowth.
The tree is native to California and resistant to fire, but not if surrounded by thick mustard weed undergrowth.
John Kennedy Drive, Thurso: Smoke was reported in undergrowth on Friday morning.
Six days earlier, on New Year’s Day, a small blaze had been extinguished there but might have left smoldering embers hidden in the undergrowth, the former chiefs said.
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