undergrowth
noun
un·der·growth
ˈən-dər-ˌgrōth 
: low growth on the floor of a forest including seedlings and saplings, shrubs, and herbs
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The mother's body was under a black bag, having been killed several days before the infant who was found several hundred meters away in undergrowth.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 14 June 2025
The mother’s body was under a black bag, having been killed several days before the infant, who was found several hundred feet away in undergrowth.
—Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
While reviewing footage from the camera in April, officials noticed three images, dated to Dec. 30, that showed a dark-colored animal trudging through the undergrowth.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
In contrast, the creek corridor is dense with cottonwood trees and undergrowth that is habitat for all sorts of wildlife.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 14 June 2025
The mother’s body was under a black bag, having been killed several days before the infant, who was found several hundred feet away in undergrowth.
—Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
While reviewing footage from the camera in April, officials noticed three images, dated to Dec. 30, that showed a dark-colored animal trudging through the undergrowth.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
In contrast, the creek corridor is dense with cottonwood trees and undergrowth that is habitat for all sorts of wildlife.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025
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undergrowth
noun
un·der·growth
ˈən-dər-ˌgrōth
: low growth on the floor of a forest including seedlings and saplings, shrubs, and herbs
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