undergrowth

[ uhn-der-grohth ]

/ ˈʌn dərˌgroʊθ /

low-lying vegetation or small trees growing beneath larger trees; underbrush.

the condition of being undergrown or undersized.

short, fine hair underlying longer, outer wool or fur.

Origin of undergrowth

First recorded in 1590–1600; under- + growth

The earthy moisture of the soil and undergrowth was as the odour of a charnel-house.

Haviland's Chum |Bertram Mitford
Flowers line the pathways, the moors are pink with bloom, the undergrowth teems with darting wings.

The Ink-Stain, Complete |Rene Bazin
With these words Ben disappeared in the undergrowth and proceeded in search of help.

Mabel's Mistake |Ann S. Stephens
No other manner of undergrowth gives to woodland in so great a degree the true forest-like character.

Wood and Garden |Gertrude Jekyll

They lunched from the supplies left in the gliders, and then stretched out beneath the undergrowth.

The Moon Colony |William Dixon Bell

undergrowth

/ (ˈʌndəˌɡrəʊθ) /

small trees, bushes, ferns, etc, growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest

the condition of being undergrown

a growth of short fine hairs beneath longer ones; underfur