(BrE) (AmE underbrush) noun
[U] a mass of bushes and plants that grow close together under trees in woods and forests:
They used their knives to clear a path through the dense undergrowth. * The murder weapon was found concealed in undergrowth. * The dog came crashing through the undergrowth towards us.
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