Undergrowth

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Undergrowth \Un"der*growth`\, n.
     That which grows under trees; specifically, shrubs or small
     trees growing among large trees. --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  undergrowth
       n : the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing
           beneath taller trees in a wood or forest [syn: {underbrush},
            {underwood}]