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un⋅der⋅growth

  [uhn-der-grohth]
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–noun
1. low-lying vegetation or small trees growing beneath larger trees; underbrush.
2. the condition of being undergrown or undersized.
3. short, fine hair underlying longer, outer wool or fur.
Origin:
1590–1600; under- + growth
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un·der·growth   (ŭn'dər-grōth')   
n.  

  1. Low-growing plants, saplings, and shrubs beneath trees in a forest.

  2. A growth of short, fine hairs underlying the longer and thicker outer hairs of an animal's coat; underfur or underwool.

  3. The condition of being less than fully grown.

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Word Origin & History

undergrowth 
1600, from under + growth (see grow).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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