- undergrowth under·growth n
- ['ʌndəˌɡrəʊθ]
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undergrowth under·growth n
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undergrowth — (n.) c.1600, from UNDER (Cf. under) + GROWTH (Cf. growth) … Etymology dictionary
undergrowth — /un deuhr grohth /, n. 1. low lying vegetation or small trees growing beneath larger trees; underbrush. 2. the condition of being undergrown or undersized. 3. short, fine hair underlying longer, outer wool or fur. [1590 1600; UNDER + GROWTH] * *… … Universalium
Undergrowth — Un der*growth , n. That which grows under trees; specifically, shrubs or small trees growing among large trees. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
undergrowth — un|der|growth [ˈʌndəgrəuθ US dərgrouθ ] n [U] bushes, small trees, and other plants growing around and under bigger trees … Dictionary of contemporary English
undergrowth — noun a dense growth of shrubs and other plants, especially under trees … English new terms dictionary
undergrowth — n. a dense growth of shrubs etc., esp. under large trees … Useful english dictionary
japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… … Universalium
Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… … Universalium
South America — South American. a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. 271,000,000; ab. 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km). * * * Continent, Western Hemisphere. The world s fourth largest continent, it is bounded by the Caribbean Sea to the… … Universalium
Asia — /ay zheuh, ay sheuh/, n. a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. 2,896,700,000; ab. 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km). * * * I Largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean … Universalium
Europe — /yoor euhp, yerr / for 1; /yoo roh pee, yeuh / for 2, n. 1. a continent in the W part of the landmass lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains on the E and the Caucasus Mountains and the Black and… … Universalium
