undergrowth

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English

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Etymology

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From under- +‎ growth. Cognate with West Frisian ûndergroei (undergrowth).

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Noun

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undergrowth (usually uncountable, plural undergrowths)

  1. The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes).

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