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undergrowth

[ uhn-der-grohth ]

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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

/ ˈʌ�Ի�əˌɡ��əʊθ /

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of undergrowth¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; under- + growth

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John Kennedy Drive, Thurso: Smoke was reported in undergrowth on Friday morning.

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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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The body of a man has been found in undergrowth next to the M1, police said.

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For instance, standard plantation management usually includes suppression of the undergrowth by using large amounts of herbicides and fertilizers.

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Her own recent study found levels of flammable forest undergrowth surged in southeastern Australia after European colonists arrived.

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thicket

undergrown underhair

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