underbrush

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

underbrush
    n 1: the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing
         beneath taller trees in a wood or forest [syn:
         {underbrush}, {undergrowth}, {underwood}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Underbrush \Un"der*brush`\, n.
   Shrubs, small trees, and the like, in a wood or forest,
   growing beneath large trees; undergrowth.
   [1913 Webster]

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