undergrowth
pronunciation
How to pronounce undergrowth in British English:
UK [ˈʌndəgrəʊθ]
How to pronounce undergrowth in American English:
US [ˈʌndərgroʊθ]
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- Noun:
- the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
Word Origin
- undergrowth (n.)
- "shrubs or small trees growing amid larger ones," c. 1600, from under + growth.
Example
- 1. I heard something moving in the undergrowth .
- 2. He forced his way through the undergrowth .
- 3. The thickness of the undergrowth forced him to draw nearer to them .
- 4. Below us , nestled comfortably in the undergrowth , a crowd of women from the village wait to cheer their boys and men on .
- 5. He wormed himself through the undergrowth .