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undergrowth


un·der·growth

noun \ˈən-dər-ˌgrōth\

Definition of UNDERGROWTH

: low growth on the floor of a forest including seedlings and saplings, shrubs, and herbs

First Known Use of UNDERGROWTH

1600

Other Botany Terms

annual, burgeon, chloroplast, nomenclature, succulent, sylvan, xylem

Rhymes with UNDERGROWTH

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