Unterholz — meaning in English
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English meaning
- covert adjective Secret or hidden; done in a concealed way.
- underbrush noun Low bushes and plants that grow thickly beneath the trees in a wood.
- undergrowth noun Low-growing plants, shrubs, and bushes beneath the trees in a forest.
- understory noun The layer of plants that grows in the shade beneath the canopy of a forest.
Senses
Unterholz is used for these senses in English:
- covert Area of thick undergrowth where animals hide.
- underbrush The small trees and other plants that clutter the floor of a forest.
- undergrowth The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes).
- understory (ecology, also, attributively) The (layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor.
covert — full definition
- adjective Secret or hidden; done in a concealed way.
- noun A thicket or dense area of undergrowth where game animals hide.
- noun In birds, a small feather that covers the base of a larger flight feather.
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