Underbrush (Noun)
Meaning
The brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The dense underbrush made it difficult to navigate through the forest without getting scratched by thorns and branches.
- As we walked through the woods, the sunlight filtering through the canopy above highlighted the vibrant colors of the underbrush.
- The underbrush was so thick in some areas that we had to crawl on our hands and knees to make progress.
- The forest floor was teeming with life, from the towering trees above to the lush underbrush that carpeted the ground.
- After a few hours of hiking, we finally emerged from the dense underbrush into a clearing, where we could see for miles in every direction.