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
Examples of underbrush in a Sentence
We made our way through the thick underbrush.
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And the durable, water-repellent, quick-dry fabric has thus far shrugged off light snowfall, summer squalls, poison ivy, and even thorny underbrush.
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The Editors, Outside Online, 30 May 2025
Without regular, low-intensity fires clearing a mature forest’s underbrush, where shade-tolerant balsam firs thrive, the tree species can build up.
—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 23 May 2025
Fueled by wind gusts, relative low humidity, warm temperatures, dry underbrush and a build-up of dead trees killed by an insect infestation, the Camp House Fire has quickly spread through the area, according to officials.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 13 May 2025
That folkloric significance is relayed in majestic opening footage of a nighttime thunderstorm as a pangolin ambles through scrubby underbrush, its armor glistening in the rain.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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The Editors, Outside Online, 30 May 2025
Without regular, low-intensity fires clearing a mature forest’s underbrush, where shade-tolerant balsam firs thrive, the tree species can build up.
—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 23 May 2025
Fueled by wind gusts, relative low humidity, warm temperatures, dry underbrush and a build-up of dead trees killed by an insect infestation, the Camp House Fire has quickly spread through the area, according to officials.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 13 May 2025
That folkloric significance is relayed in majestic opening footage of a nighttime thunderstorm as a pangolin ambles through scrubby underbrush, its armor glistening in the rain.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for underbrush
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underbrush
noun
un·der·brush
ˈən-dər-ˌbrəsh
: shrubs and small trees growing among large trees : undergrowth
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