ground cover

or groundcover

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noun
  1. the herbaceous plants and low shrubs in a forest, considered as a whole.

  2. any of a variety of low-growing or trailing plants used to cover the ground in areas where grass is difficult to grow, as in dense shade or on steep slopes.

Origin of ground cover

1
First recorded in 1895–1900

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British Dictionary definitions for ground cover

ground cover

noun
    • dense low herbaceous plants and shrubs that grow over the surface of the ground, esp, in a forest, preventing soil erosion or, in a garden, stifling weeds

    • (as modifier): ground-cover plants

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