undergrowth
Example Sentences
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The dog looks back once and then disappears into the tangle of undergrowth.
From Literature
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The fox and the badger ducked into the soft shadows of Fernlight, where beetles hummed and critters scattered through the undergrowth.
From Literature
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He said the discovery sparked a huge and "challenging" forensic search in an area of "dense undergrowth".
From BBC
“It was a hot fire while it lasted. It burned all the undergrowth just about back to the grove.”
From Literature
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The waters had since subsided, leaving a mess of wet undergrowth and grass-strewn saplings.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.