undergrowth
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During the wet spring, she said, undergrowth flourished, leaving an enormous layer of tinder once heat waves took hold in June.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
"Firefighters will carry out combined operations of clearing forest undergrowth and treating the edges of the fire in the dune area," a prefecture official said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
But instead of Samba, a startled muntjac—a small deer—darted out of the undergrowth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
And in Life on Earth, a series with a serious scientific purpose, this playful and unexpected encounter in the undergrowth became a key message.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
They go along their own pathways, moving easily through thick tangles of thorny undergrowth.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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