undergrowth
noun
un·der·growth
ˈən-dər-ˌgrōth 
: low growth on the floor of a forest including seedlings and saplings, shrubs, and herbs
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The gold standard among academic histories of Texas, Campbell's survey slashes through the undergrowth of the state's myths like so much ranchland brush.
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Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Oct. 2024
Here, behind dense undergrowth—is this the island’s oldest building?
—Tomas Tranströmer, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
The overall color pattern would have helped the dinosaur blend into the undergrowth, paleontologists hypothesize, while the banded tail could have been a striking visual signal.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
Years of putting out all wildfires have also kept small fires from clearing out the undergrowth, meaning the fires that do escape have more fuel to burn.
—Rachel Connolly, WIRED, 3 Aug. 2024
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Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Oct. 2024
Here, behind dense undergrowth—is this the island’s oldest building?
—Tomas Tranströmer, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
The overall color pattern would have helped the dinosaur blend into the undergrowth, paleontologists hypothesize, while the banded tail could have been a striking visual signal.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
Years of putting out all wildfires have also kept small fires from clearing out the undergrowth, meaning the fires that do escape have more fuel to burn.
—Rachel Connolly, WIRED, 3 Aug. 2024
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undergrowth
noun
un·der·growth
ˈən-dər-ˌgrōth
: low growth on the floor of a forest including seedlings and saplings, shrubs, and herbs
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