"undergrowth" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: undergrowths [plural]
Etymology: From under- + growth. Cognate with West Frisian ûndergroei (“undergrowth”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|under-|growth}} under- + growth, {{cog|fy|ûndergroei|t=undergrowth}} West Frisian ûndergroei (“undergrowth”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} undergrowth (usually uncountable, plural undergrowths)
  1. The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes). Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Forestry Categories (lifeform): Plants Synonyms: underbrush, understory Translations (plants which only reach a low height): ῥώψ (rhṓps) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), горски храсти (gorski hrasti) [masculine, plural] (Bulgarian), sotabosc [masculine] (Catalan), malesa [feminine] (Catalan), guànmùcóng (Chinese), podrost (Czech), aluskasvillisuus (Finnish), broussailles [feminine] (French), sous-bois [masculine] (French), maquis [masculine] (French), Unterholz [neuter] (German), Unterwuchs [masculine] (German), sottobosco [masculine] (Italian), 下生え (shitabae) (alt: したばえ) (Japanese), rāmālia [neuter, plural] (Latin), hūru (Maori), ururua (Maori), hururua (Maori), heu (Maori), heuheu (Maori), sub-bosque [masculine] (Portuguese), tufăriș [neuter] (Romanian), tufiș [neuter] (Romanian), desiș [neuter] (Romanian), subarboret [neuter] (Romanian), подлесок (podlesok) (Russian), подлесье (podlesʹje) (Russian), podrast [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), sotobosque [masculine] (Spanish), พง (pong) (Thai), diri örtü (Turkish), istyfiant [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-undergrowth-en-noun-dD0HON6I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-

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          "sense": "plants which only reach a low height",
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      "sense": "plants which only reach a low height",
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      "sense": "plants which only reach a low height",
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      "sense": "plants which only reach a low height",
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      "sense": "plants which only reach a low height",
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      "sense": "plants which only reach a low height",
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      "sense": "plants which only reach a low height",
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      "sense": "plants which only reach a low height",
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      "sense": "plants which only reach a low height",
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