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  • underwood
    underwood
    noun
    woody shrubs or small trees growing among taller trees.
  • Underwood
    Underwood
    noun
    Rory. born 1963, English Rugby Union player: played 85 times for England (1984–96) and scored 49 tries (an England record)
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underwood

American  
[uhn-der-wood] / ˈʌn dərˌwʊd /

noun

  1. woody shrubs or small trees growing among taller trees.

  2. a clump or stretch of such growth.

Underwood 1 British  
/ ˈʌndəˌwʊd /

noun

  1. Rory. born 1963, English Rugby Union player: played 85 times for England (1984–96) and scored 49 tries (an England record)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
underwood 2 British  
/ ˈʌndəˌwʊd /

noun

  1. a less common word for undergrowth

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Etymology

Origin of underwood

First recorded in 1275–1325, underwood is from the Middle English word underwode. See under-, wood 1

Example Sentences

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Speaking to Bernie Keith on BBC Radio Northampton, Underwood said she was working seven days a week, 24 hours a day.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Aryan Simhadri, who portrays Percy’s best friend Grover Underwood in the series, spoke out last year about an unsettling encounter with a handsy fan when a group of “40 drunk college girls” recognized him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

But nobody in all of college basketball has pursued that trend as doggedly as Underwood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Similar to Underwood, Lambert’s rise to fame wasn’t easy, as it came after a difficult childhood that saw her being homeless at the age of 6.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

“Master Underwood, for six months—six months—we have been hearing these scandalous claims that you heard the wild god Pan speak.”

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

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