undergrowth
The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low heightThe plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes).
» Igor was trudging through thick undergrowth.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes).
tangled undergrowth
clear the undergrowth
Unterholz, Unterwuchs
подлесокpodlesok, подлесьеpodlesʹje
- the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
Examples
8 sentencesIgor was trudging through thick undergrowth.
The truck got stuck in the undergrowth.
ruГрузовик застрял в подлесье.
They cleared a path through the undergrowth.
The work mostly consists of removing undergrowth and clearing away litter.
deDie Arbeitsaufgabe besteht hauptsächlich darin, Unterholz zu entfernen und Abfall wegzuräumen.
Ziri's bike is still there, just rotting away in the undergrowth.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From under- + growth. Cognate with West Frisian ûndergroei (“undergrowth”).From under- + growth. Cognate with West Frisian ûndergroei (“undergrowth”).
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Forms
plural: undergrowths| Singular | undergrowth |
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uncountable
Synonyms
3 synonyms- the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest:underbrushunderwood
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable