Underbrush: meaning, definitions and examples

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underbrush

 

[ หˆสŒndษ™rหŒbrสŒสƒ ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

in the forest

Underbrush refers to the low-lying vegetation, such as bushes, shrubs, and small trees, that grows beneath the taller trees in a forest. It often includes a dense tangle of plants and can be difficult to navigate through.

Synonyms

undergrowth, undergrowth, underwood

Examples of usage

  • The hikers had to carefully make their way through the thick underbrush in the forest.
  • The underbrush provided cover for the animals to hide from predators.

Translations

Translations of the word "underbrush" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น sub-bosque

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคเคพเคกเคผเคเค‚เค–เคพเคกเคผ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Unterholz

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ semak-semak

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฟั–ะดะปั–ัะพะบ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ podszyt

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ไธ‹่‰ (ใ—ใŸใใ•)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท sous-bois

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ maleza

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท alt bitki รถrtรผsรผ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํ•˜์ธต ์‹๋ฌผ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู†ุจุงุชุงุช ุชุญุชูŠุฉ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ podrost

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ podrast

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ็Œๆœจไธ›

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ podrast

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ undirgrรณรฐur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฐัั‚ั‹า›

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒ“แƒ แƒ›แƒชแƒ”แƒœแƒแƒ แƒ”แƒฃแƒšแƒแƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ alt bitki รถrtรผyรผ

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ maleza

Word origin

The word 'underbrush' originated in the early 19th century as a combination of 'under' and 'brush'. It has been used to describe the vegetation beneath larger plants and trees for centuries, highlighting the importance of this dense growth in forest ecosystems.

See also: brush, brushing, brushland.