Noun
That which grows under trees; specifically, shrubs or small trees growing among large trees.
Source: Webster's dictionaryHe went down with three bullets in his body. That left me in command. I was right out there in the open. And those machine guns were spitting fire and cutting down the undergrowth all around me something awful. Alvin York
Apollo gave him a tame deer as a companion but Cyparissus accidentally killed it with a javelin as it lay asleep in the undergrowth. Source: Internet
Another blaze at Penrith, Cumbria, was sparked when a bonfire raged out of control, setting light to the undergrowth. Source: Internet
Bongos are both timid and easily frightened; after a scare, a bongo moves away at considerable speed, even through dense undergrowth. Source: Internet
At what he called "The Big Cane Brake", Eldret had Northup and other slaves clear cane, trees, and undergrowth in the bottomlands in order to develop cotton fields for cultivation. Source: Internet
A fox cried out, an animal crept through the undergrowth. Source: Internet