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undergrowth

[uhn-der-grohth] / ˈʌn dərˌgroʊθ /


NOUN
plants under larger plant
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They may be less wild about another policy Resco de Dios favors: keeping undergrowth in check with more controlled burning, including in protected forests.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Special forces found Oseguera hiding in undergrowth, badly wounded along with two of his team, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 24, 2026

He was surrounded by the soldiers again, who found him hiding in the undergrowth, the head of the military explained.

From Barron's Feb. 23, 2026

This ability allows Balanophora to spread quickly into the narrow ecological niche it prefers: dark, moist forest undergrowth where few other plants can survive.

From Science Daily Dec. 20, 2025

He looked behind him—and saw the undergrowth part, and a man’s shadow emerge from the woods.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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