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undergrowth

/ˈʌn.də.ɡrəʊθ/

/ˈʌn.dɚ.ɡroʊθ/

Translations

undergrowthnoun

undergrowths

The hikers had to push through the thick undergrowth to find the trail.

Les randonneurs ont dû se frayer un chemin à travers les broussailles épaisses pour trouver le sentier.

Additional translations

sous-boisDans un contexte forestier, pour désigner la végétation située sous les arbres.

enchevêtrementAu sens figuré, pour une masse compliquée ou confuse de choses.

Synonyms

undergrowthadjective

/ˈʌn.də.ɡrəʊθ/

/ˈʌn.dɚ.ɡroʊθ/

Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to or characteristic of undergrowth (e.g., undergrowth fires).

de broussaillesSe dit surtout d’un feu ou d’un milieu lié aux broussailles.

Undergrowth fires can quickly spread to the forest canopy.

Les incendies de broussailles peuvent rapidement se propager à la canopée forestière.

undergrowthnoun

A dense growth of shrubs and other plants, especially under trees in a forest.

The hikers had to push through the thick undergrowth to find the trail.

A complicated or confusing mass or collection of things, especially non-physical or abstract.

There is a dense undergrowth of rules and regulations in the industry.

undergrowthadjective

Relating to, situated in, or characteristic of undergrowth.

Undergrowth fires can quickly spread to the forest canopy.