"undergrown" meaning in English

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Adjective

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Etymology: From under- + grown. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|grown}} under- + grown Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} undergrown (not comparable)
  1. insufficiently grown; not having grown to a normal or suitable size. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-undergrown-en-adj-7F6xFFte Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 48 52
  2. (obsolete) having pubic hair Tags: not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-undergrown-en-adj-FA43NW13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66
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