UNDERGROWTHS Synonyms
There are 16 hypernyms of the word undergrowths. (close relations)
undergrowth
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| underbrush | nounn | |||||
noun • the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest | ||||||
| underwood | nounn | |||||
noun • the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest | ||||||
| bracken | nounn | |||||
noun • fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions • large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan | ||||||
| brush | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a dense growth of bushes • an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle • momentary contact • conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor • a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox) • a minor short-term fight • the act of brushing your teeth • the act of brushing your hair • contact with something dangerous or undesirable verb • rub with a brush, or as if with a brush • touch lightly and briefly • clean with a brush • sweep across or over • remove with or as if with a brush • cover by brushing | ||||||
| greenery | nounn | |||||
noun • green foliage | ||||||
| shrubbery | nounn | |||||
noun • an area where a number of shrubs are planted • a collection of shrubs growing together | ||||||
| thicket | nounn | |||||
noun • a dense growth of bushes | ||||||
| vegetation | nounn | |||||
noun • all the plant life in a particular region or period • the process of growth in plants • an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart) • inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life | ||||||
