As a mass noun. Such plants collectively; (also) undergrowth. Somewhat rare in later use.
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| 释义 | the world > plants > plants collectively > 			[noun]		 > growing beneath trees or undergrowth (5)		 weedOE As a mass noun. Such plants collectively; (also) undergrowth. Somewhat rare in later use. undergrowth1600 A growth of plants or shrubs under trees or other tall vegetation; brushwood, underwood. underwood1867 With a and plural. A quantity or stretch, a special kind, of woody undergrowth. undermath1881 An undergrowth of grass, etc. understorey1945 The (layer of) vegetation growing beneath the level of the tallest trees in a forest. Cf. underwood, n. 1. Also attributive. | 
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