noun
- small trees, bushes, and other plants growing beneath the main canopy of a forest
Usage: plural form of underwood
Examples
- The deer disappeared into the thick underwoods.
- Hikers had to push through dense underwoods to reach the clearing.
- The underwoods provided shelter for many small animals.
- Sunlight barely penetrated the tangled underwoods.
- Forest management includes thinning overgrown underwoods.
- Birds nested safely in the protective underwoods.