undergrowth

noun [U]

/ˈʌn.də.ɡrəʊθ/

/-dɚ.ɡroʊθ/

Definition

› a mass of bushes, small trees, and plants growing under the trees of a wood or forest: Police discovered the body hidden in thick undergrowth.Bushes and shrubs

(Definition of undergrowth noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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