"undergrow" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: undergrows [present, singular, third-person], undergrowing [participle, present], undergrew [past], undergrown [participle, past]
Etymology: under- + grow Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|grow}} under- + grow Head templates: {{en-verb|undergrows|undergrowing|undergrew|undergrown}} undergrow (third-person singular simple present undergrows, present participle undergrowing, simple past undergrew, past participle undergrown)
  1. (intransitive) To grow to an inferior, or less than the usual, size or height. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-undergrow-en-verb-DCguZVpD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 82 18
  2. (transitive) To grow underneath. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-undergrow-en-verb--MqhIAI1 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 43 57

Inflected forms

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