Undergrowth
['ʌndəgrəʊθ] or ['ʌndɚɡroθ]
Definition
(n.) That which grows under trees; specifically, shrubs or small trees growing among large trees.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Underbrush, underwood.
Edited by Julia
Examples
- Far below her lay the undergrowth and the hard earth. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Jane knew that it was useless again to attempt to force her way through the undergrowth. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Even spies could not get near him, on account of the undergrowth and overflowed lands. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- In order to move these heavy logs, therefore, it was necessary for the woodsmen to get rid of the bark, the undergrowth and the branches, which, in logging parlance, is known as slash. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It was grown up thickly with large trees and undergrowth, making it difficult to penetrate with troops, even when not defended. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- She saw that they were running among trees--great old trees with dying bracken undergrowth. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- On these journeys the harvester frequently travels long distances over paths so buried by the undergrowth of the jungle that they are almost invisible to the untrained eye. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- So quickly the virus worked that at the end of a dozen leaps the deer plunged headlong into the undergrowth, dead. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Presently his quick ears detected the familiar sound of padded feet and the brushing of a huge, fur-clad body through the undergrowth. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- There were three of them, and they were racing madly in single file through the dense undergrowth. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
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