UNDERWOOD

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

underwood (countable and uncountable, plural underwoods)

Underbrush, undergrowth.

Etymology

Noun

Underwood (plural Underwoods)

A typewriter made by the Underwood Typewriter Company.

Proper noun

Underwood

A surname.

A village in Nottinghamshire, England.

A city in Iowa.

A city and town in Minnesota.

A city in North Dakota.

Source: Wiktionary


Un"der*wood`, n.

Definition: Small trees and bushes that grow among large trees; coppice; underbrush; -- formerly used in the plural. Shrubs and underwoods look well enough while they grow within the shade of oaks and cedars. Addison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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