Synonyms for undergrowth


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uhn-der-grohth
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʌn dərˌgroʊθ

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Définition of undergrowth

Origin :
  • c.1600, from under + growth.
  • noun underbrush
  • noun plants under larger plant
Example sentences :
  • The stranger, whoever he was, had darted back in the undergrowth.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • There was a tangle of undergrowth, and a heavy grove of palms.
  • Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael
  • It has just shot out from that great clump of 163 undergrowth.
  • Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • But the only reply was a furious crashing in the undergrowth.
  • Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
  • In a moment they were crashing through the undergrowth, Jesse and Andy in the lead.
  • Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
  • He held back the undergrowth again and peered into the depths.
  • Extract from : « Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas » by Lloyd Osbourne
  • But now the undergrowth all about them was alive with Drilgoes.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 » by Various
  • Great gaps were left through the undergrowth as the ray passed.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 » by Various
  • The shadows were lengthening, the undergrowth was thick; they could not see their opponents.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • But Rover did not go that way: he dived away among the trees and undergrowth.
  • Extract from : « Golden Moments » by Anonymous

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