"ground cover" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ground covers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ground cover (plural ground covers)
  1. Something, particularly plants, which overlays an area of land. May refer to plants specifically grown to prevent erosion of an area. Synonyms: groundcover Related terms: cover crop, underbrush, understory Translations (something that overlays land): bunddække (Danish), bodembedekker (Dutch), alustaimestu (Estonian), maanpeitekasvi (Finnish), maanpeittokasvi (Finnish), nurmenvastike (Finnish), couvre-sol [masculine] (French), Bodendecker [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-ground_cover-en-noun-oMGGvE3H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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      "sense": "something that overlays land",
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      "sense": "something that overlays land",
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