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undergrowth

/ˈʌndɚˌɡɹoʊθ/

undergrowth noun: the plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes).

Noun

undergrowth (usually uncountable, plural undergrowths)

  1. (usually) The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes).
    • tangled undergrowth
    • clear the undergrowth

undergrowth meaning in Urdu, Malayalam, Indonesian and Thai

undergrowth in Urdu

زیرشجری

undergrowth in Malayalam

കീഴ്കൃഷി

undergrowth in Indonesian

plants which only reach a low height
belukar

undergrowth in Thai

plants which only reach a low height
พง pong

Examples of undergrowth in a sentence

  • The hikers pushed through thick undergrowth.
  • The forest floor was covered with dense undergrowth.

All 28 example sentences with undergrowth

Synonyms of undergrowth

Forms of undergrowth

pluralundergrowths

Origin of undergrowth

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

Questions about undergrowth

What does undergrowth mean?
Undergrowth means the plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes).
What is undergrowth in Urdu?
Undergrowth in Urdu is زیرشجری. See Undergrowth meaning in Urdu.
How do you use undergrowth in a sentence?
The hikers pushed through thick undergrowth.
What part of speech is undergrowth?
Undergrowth is a noun.
How do you pronounce undergrowth?
Undergrowth is pronounced /ˈʌndɚˌɡɹoʊθ/ (US).
What is the plural of undergrowth?
The plural of undergrowth is undergrowths.

Words near undergrowth in the dictionary

  1. undergrowing
  2. undergrowl
  3. undergrowls
  4. undergrown
  5. undergrows
  6. undergrowth
  7. undergrowths
  8. underguard
  9. underguardian
  10. underguardians
  11. underguards

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: undergrowth (page history and authors); undergrowth (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); undergrowth (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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