noun
- dense vegetation growing beneath the main canopy of a forest
Examples
- The hikers had to push through thick undergrowth to reach the clearing.
- Small animals often hide in the dense undergrowth of the forest floor.
- The undergrowth was so thick that sunlight barely reached the ground.
- We cleared away the undergrowth to make a path through the woods.
- Ferns and small shrubs formed a lush undergrowth beneath the tall trees.
- The deer disappeared quickly into the protective undergrowth.