underwood Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
underbrush; undergrowth.
WordNet
Un"der*wood` noun
Definitions
Small trees and bushes that grow among large trees; coppice; underbrush; -- formerly used in the plural. Shrubs and underwoods look well enough while they grow within the shade of oaks and cedars. Addison.