underbrush

[ uhn-der-bruhsh ]

noun

1. shrubs, saplings, low vines, etc., growing under the large trees in a wood or forest.

underbrush

/ ˈʌndəˌbrʌʃ /

noun

1. undergrowth

Word History and Origins

Origin of underbrush¹

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75; under- + brush ²

Example Sentences

Wildlife researchers often trek through jungles and underbrush to find animals.

From Science News For Students

The way he tells it, he sat in the cold for a few hours only to have a frenzied pair of antlers flash into view for half a second before vanishing into the frozen underbrush.

From Outside Online

Suddenly, a hungry Tyrannosaurus rex bursts from the underbrush.

From Science News For Students

Sometimes it’s the understory or underbrush that’s turning bright colors.

From Outside Online

They’re too large to move silently, so rustling and scratching noises in the underbrush or up in the branches of young trees is a good sign that they may be nearby.

From Popular-Science

She was already dead and laying just a quarter mile from her home, in dense underbrush where her mother used to play as a child.

From The Daily Beast

The road on which the Federals were marching was narrow and on each side lined with dense underbrush.

From Project Gutenberg

Benny and Violet scrambled through the underbrush to the place Jess pointed out, and investigated.

From Project Gutenberg

But the children could find no path through the underbrush that would lead to its beautiful waters.

From Project Gutenberg

Violet held great sprays of fine underbrush in place until each log was laid.

From Project Gutenberg

The path led for some distance through a thicket of alders and underbrush, from which at length it emerged into an open field.

From Project Gutenberg

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