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undergrowth

[uhn-der-grohth] / ˈʌn dərˌgroʊθ /


NOUN
plants under larger plant
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He was surrounded by the soldiers again, who found him hiding in the undergrowth, the head of the military explained.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Armed police arrived after 40 minutes and a helicopter found Berry and Thomas hiding in undergrowth in a nearby quarry.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

Early forms likely slipped through the undergrowth beneath the feet of dinosaurs and succeeded by evolving a variety of strategies for capturing prey.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

Mr O'Brien says the film team made the environment look broken down, heavily overgrown with weeds and undergrowth, and with "almost a sense of rottenness inherent in the fabric of the building".

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

I came to a standstill at the sight of a scaly tail a few feet away, but it turned out to belong to a huge monitor lizard hiding in the undergrowth.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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