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UNDERBRUSH
underbrush, undergrowth, underwood
(noun) the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
underbrush (usually uncountable, plural underbrushes)
The small trees and other plants that clutter the floor of a forest.
Synonyms
• undergrowth
• understory
Verb
underbrush (third-person singular simple present underbrushes, present participle underbrushing, simple past and past participle underbrushed)
(transitive) To clear (an area) of underbrush.
(intransitive) To work among the underbrush.
Anagrams
• undershrub
Source: Wiktionary
Un"der*brush`, n.
Definition: Shrubs, small trees, and the like, in a wood or forest, growing beneath large trees; undergrowth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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