Underbrush

n.

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Shrubs, small trees, and the like, in a wood or forest, growing beneath large trees; undergrowth.

Noun

1.

underbrush - the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest Synonyms: undergrowth, underwood

brush, brushwood, coppice, copse, forest, ground cover, groundcover, thicket, undergrowth, underwood, wood, woods