ground cover
noun
1
: the small plants on a forest floor except young trees
2
a
: a planting of low plants (such as ivy) that covers the ground in place of turf
b
: a plant adapted for use as ground cover
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Grevillea is another genus of mostly Australian plants with some memorable ground covers among them.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
For another ground covers don't grow thick enough to keep seedlings of perennial vines, trees, and shrubs from coming up through them.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2025
Consider another ground cover for hard to maintain and problem turf areas
In the landscape
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—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2025
Lush ground cover, dense foliage, and shade from trees help evoke the feeling of being in the woods.
—Lexi Dwyer, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2025
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
For another ground covers don't grow thick enough to keep seedlings of perennial vines, trees, and shrubs from coming up through them.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2025
Consider another ground cover for hard to maintain and problem turf areas
In the landscape
46.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2025
Lush ground cover, dense foliage, and shade from trees help evoke the feeling of being in the woods.
—Lexi Dwyer, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for ground cover
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“Ground cover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20cover. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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