underwood
Americannoun
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woody shrubs or small trees growing among taller trees.
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a clump or stretch of such growth.
noun
noun
Other Word Forms
- underwooded adjective
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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"Carrie underwood being an antimasker is just sad," wrote another.
From Fox News • Aug. 18, 2021
“The natural underwood has been grubbed up,” Olmsted wrote at the time, “the trees, to a height of 10 to 15 feet, trimmed to bare poles.”
From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2016
The trees on these banks are large, chiefly the two species of Beech before-mentioned, and Winter's-bark; there are besides many shrubs, and an impenetrable underwood of Arbutus, Berberis, and currant bushes.
From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Fitzroy, Robert
Instead of a low coast and open treeless shore, we saw steep hills, covered with lofty trees, and thick underwood.
From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Fitzroy, Robert
Presently the crackling of branches indicated Peter's approach through the underwood.
From The Story of Peter Pan Retold from the fairy play by Sir James Barrie by O'Connor, Daniel Stephen
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