undergrowth

Definition of Undergrowth in English :

1. underbrush, undergrowth, underwood

the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Undergrowth

noun

1.

small trees, bushes, ferns, etc, growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest

2.

the condition of being undergrown

3.

a growth of short fine hairs beneath longer ones; underfur

noun

1.

underbrush

2.

an animal's undercoat

3.

the state of being undergrown

n.

1. Shrubs, saplings, and herbaceous plants growing beneath trees in a forest.

2. The condition of being less than fully grown.