noun
underwood
UHN-duh-wuud
noun
1
Low shrubs, bushes, and small trees growing beneath the taller trees of a forest.
"The trail was overgrown with thick underwood."
How to Use Underwood
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe low-growing plants and small trees found under the canopy of a forest — essentially another word for undergrowth.
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Word Forms
underwoods plural, Underwoods plural
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Etymology
From under- plus wood.