underbrush
noun
un·der·brush ˈən-dər-ˌbrəsh 
1
: shrubs, bushes, or small trees growing beneath large trees in a wood or forest : brush
2
: a tangled, obstructing, or impeding mass
Example Sentences
We made our way through the thick underbrush.
Recent Examples on the Web At the edge of the field, the open landscape turned suddenly to towering forest, a mix of hardwoods and buriti palms, with dense underbrush and draping vines. 
New York Times, 13 July 2022 The dry conditions leave underbrush and leaves vegetation brittle and quick to burn. Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 25 July 2022 The plan will speed up projects to clear dense forest underbrush that has fanned raging fires near the world's largest trees. Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 23 July 2022 The dense underbrush aids wildfires to spread rapidly. Sarah Rumpf, Fox News, 23 July 2022 Despite having once co-hosted a podcast called The Weeds, Yglesias is not always interested in hacking his way through the underbrush. Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 18 July 2022 That includes clearing the underbrush, which can act as fuel in case of a wildfire, so that the tree is better protected from a possible blaze. Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2022 Council members have repeatedly raised concerns that homeless people may unintentionally ignite the underbrush when lighting fires at night. San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2022 Dmytro Pysanka and his crew, operating an aged antitank gun camouflaged in netting and green underbrush in southern Ukraine. New York Times, 6 June 2022 See More
New York Times, 13 July 2022 The dry conditions leave underbrush and leaves vegetation brittle and quick to burn. Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 25 July 2022 The plan will speed up projects to clear dense forest underbrush that has fanned raging fires near the world's largest trees. Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 23 July 2022 The dense underbrush aids wildfires to spread rapidly. Sarah Rumpf, Fox News, 23 July 2022 Despite having once co-hosted a podcast called The Weeds, Yglesias is not always interested in hacking his way through the underbrush. Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 18 July 2022 That includes clearing the underbrush, which can act as fuel in case of a wildfire, so that the tree is better protected from a possible blaze. Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2022 Council members have repeatedly raised concerns that homeless people may unintentionally ignite the underbrush when lighting fires at night. San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2022 Dmytro Pysanka and his crew, operating an aged antitank gun camouflaged in netting and green underbrush in southern Ukraine. New York Times, 6 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
underbrush
noun
un·der·brush ˈən-dər-ˌbrəsh
: shrubs and small trees growing among large trees
underbrushes
noun
as in undergrowths
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- undergrowths
- herbages
- leafages
- verdures
- foliages
- florae
- vegetations
- floras
- grasslands
- green
- greeneries
- prairies