undergrowth

From under- +‎ growth. Cognate with West Frisian ûndergroei (“undergrowth”).

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈʌndɚˌɡɹoʊθ/

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undergrowth (usually uncountable, plural undergrowths)

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

   tangled undergrowth

   clear the undergrowth

   The hikers pushed through thick undergrowth.

   The forest floor was covered with dense undergrowth.

• underbrush
• understory