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undergrowth en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈʌndɚˌɡɹoʊθ/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes).
   • tangled undergrowth
   • The hikers pushed through thick undergrowth.
   • clear the undergrowth
   • The forest floor was covered with dense undergrowth.

Forms

Synonyms

understory · underbrush

Translations (42)

es sotobosque (plants which only reach a low height) · pl podszycie (plants which only reach a low height) · mi hūru (plants which only reach a low height) · ru подлесок (plants which only reach a low height) · mi heu (plants which only reach a low height) · bg горски храсти (plants which only reach a low height) · fr broussailles (plants which only reach a low height) · nl ondergroei (plants which only reach a low height) · ja 下生え (plants which only reach a low height) · fr maquis (plants which only reach a low height) · cy isdyfiant (plants which only reach a low height) · pt sub-bosque (plants which only reach a low height) · it sottobosco (plants which only reach a low height) · id belukar (plants which only reach a low height) · zh guànmùcóng (plants which only reach a low height) · fr sous-bois (plants which only reach a low height) · ny thengo (plants which only reach a low height) · de Unterwuchs (plants which only reach a low height) · de Unterholz (plants which only reach a low height) · tr diri örtü (plants which only reach a low height) · nl kreupelhout (plants which only reach a low height) · gl sotobosque (plants which only reach a low height) · sh podrast (plants which only reach a low height) · pl podszyt (plants which only reach a low height) · fi aluskasvillisuus (plants which only reach a low height) · hu aljnövényzet (plants which only reach a low height) · ca sotabosc (plants which only reach a low height) · ro desiș (plants which only reach a low height) · cy prysgwydd (plants which only reach a low height) · ro tufiș (plants which only reach a low height) · mi heuheu (plants which only reach a low height) · la rāmālia (plants which only reach a low height) · ro subarboret (plants which only reach a low height) · ro tufăriș (plants which only reach a low height) · gl mato (plants which only reach a low height) · th พง (plants which only reach a low height) · mi ururua (plants which only reach a low height) · mi hururua (plants which only reach a low height) · grc ῥώψ (plants which only reach a low height) · ru подлесье (plants which only reach a low height) · ca malesa (plants which only reach a low height) · cs podrost (plants which only reach a low height)