undergrowth
CEFR: C1
A dense growth of tangled shrubs, ferns, and small plants carpeting the floor beneath forest trees.
Synonyms
- understory vegetation
- brushwood
Common Collocations
- dense undergrowth
- tangled undergrowth
- clear the undergrowth
Example Sentence
Search expeditions hacked through dense tropical undergrowth to reach the obscured limestone cave entrance.