"underbrush" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: underbrushes [plural]
Etymology: under- + brush Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|brush}} under- + brush Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} underbrush (usually uncountable, plural underbrushes)
  1. The small trees and other plants that clutter the floor of a forest. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Forestry Categories (lifeform): Plants Synonyms: underbush, undergrowth, understory Translations (small trees): ῥώψ (rhṓps) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), шубрак (šubrak) [masculine] (Bulgarian), горски храсти (gorski hrasti) [masculine, plural] (Bulgarian), malesa [feminine] (Catalan), sotabosc [masculine] (Catalan), podrost [masculine] (Czech), aluskasvillisuus (Finnish), sous-bois [masculine] (French), Unterholz [neuter] (German), 下生え (shitabae) (alt: したばえ) (Japanese), подле́сок (podlésok) [masculine] (Russian), snårskog [common-gender] (Swedish), undervegetation [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-underbrush-en-noun-7K5~tGCm Disambiguation of Forestry: 89 6 6 Disambiguation of Plants: 82 9 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 8 8 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 46 27 27

Verb

Forms: underbrushes [present, singular, third-person], underbrushing [participle, present], underbrushed [participle, past], underbrushed [past]
Etymology: under- + brush Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|brush}} under- + brush Head templates: {{en-verb}} underbrush (third-person singular simple present underbrushes, present participle underbrushing, simple past and past participle underbrushed)
  1. (transitive) To clear (an area) of underbrush. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-underbrush-en-verb-vlMQB-tb
  2. (intransitive) To work among the underbrush. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-underbrush-en-verb-yKwaDCrA

Inflected forms

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